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Registered advisor
Jesse Hughes
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedwirehouseCape Girardeau, Modual registrantIAPD 7169573
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Jesse Hughes
At current firm
0 y
since Aug 11, 2026
In the industry
10 y
since Jun 1, 2016 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
3
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
2
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse currentsince Aug 11, 2026 · Cape Girardeau, Mo
- Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC BD affiliatedSep 15, 2022 to Jul 27, 2026 · Jackson, Mo
- Edward Jones national BDAug 9, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022 · St Louis, Mo
- Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouseNov 6, 2019 to Aug 23, 2021 · Cape Girardeau, Mo
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedleft Jul 27, 2026, registered Aug 11, 2026 (15 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
- Edward Jones to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLCleft Sep 12, 2022, registered Sep 15, 2022 (3 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
- Wells Fargo Advisors to Edward Jonesleft Aug 23, 2021, registered Aug 9, 2021 (-14 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank · moved with a team
Signals
- Jesse Hughes left Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-08-11)Jul 27, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Jesse Hughes left Edward Jones for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2022-09-15)Sep 12, 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
- 10derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address