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Registered advisor
Paula F Mwangi
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedwirehouseJacksonville, Fl dual registrantIAPD 6701926
Feed of 09/15/2026
Also filed as Paula Merkel
At current firm
4 y
since Aug 12, 2022
In the industry
12 y
since May 1, 2014 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
4
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
2
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse currentsince Aug 12, 2022 · Jacksonville, Fl
- Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouseSep 29, 2021 to Jun 22, 2022 · St. Louis, Mo
- Bb&T Securities, LLC formerMar 1, 2021 to Mar 10, 2021 · Richmond, Va
- Truist Advisory Services, Inc. BD affiliatedFeb 17, 2021 to Sep 13, 2021 · Atlanta, Ga
- Bb&T Securities, LLC formerJul 21, 2020 to Feb 17, 2021 · Richmond, Va
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Wells Fargo Advisors to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedleft Jun 22, 2022, registered Aug 12, 2022 (51 days) · Wirehouse to wirehouse
- Truist Advisory Services, Inc. to Bb&T Securities, LLCleft Sep 13, 2021, registered Mar 1, 2021 (-196 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
- Bb&T Securities, LLC to Wells Fargo Advisorsleft Mar 10, 2021, registered Sep 29, 2021 (203 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
- Bb&T Securities, LLC to Truist Advisory Services, Inc.left Feb 17, 2021, registered Feb 17, 2021 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Signals
- Paula F Mwangi left Wells Fargo Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-08-12)Jun 22, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Transition signals
Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.
Provenance
- Source
- IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Firm class
- Wirehousederived
- Years in industry
- 12derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address