Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Overview

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated is a Broker Dealer and registered investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered since 1956. It reports $1.8T in assets under management across 3,253,265 accounts, with 32,960 employees. Its 27,236 registered representatives work across 2,782 branch offices in 53 states.

Reported AUM

$1.8T

Discretionary

25%

Accounts

3,253,265

Average account

$548K

Employees

32,960

Registered reps

27,236

Branch offices

2,782

Registered since

1956

As reported in the firm's September 2026 filing.

Contact

1 phone number on file

Practice

Services

• Educational Seminars
• Individuals or Small Business
• Other Advisory Services
• Pension Consulting
• Portfolio Management for Businesses or Institutional Clients
• Selection of Other Advisors

Client types

• Charities and Non-Profits
• Corporations/Businesses
• High Net Worth Individuals
• Individuals
• Insurance Companies
• Other clients
• Pension/Profit Sharing Plan

Fee structure

Commissions, Fixed Fees and Percentage of Assets. Sponsors a wrap fee program.

Products and services

• Alternative Investments
• Corporate Bonds
• Derivatives
• Insurance
• Inter-Dealer Markers in Corporate Securities
• Interests in Mortgages or Other Receivables
• Investment Advisory Services
• Kiosk Activities - Bank
• Kiosk Activities - Insurance
• Municipal Securities Broker
• Municipal Securities Dealer
• Mutual Fund/Retailer
• 14 more

Executive officers 3 of 8

• Eric A Schimpf Director, Chief Executive Officer, Designated Principal CRD 2494318
• Lindsay Denardo Hans Designated Principal, Director, State Designated Principal CRD 4429443
• Vincent C Santanna Chief Operations Officer, Financial and Operations Principal, Chief Operating Officer CRD 5290525

5 more executive officers, with direct contact details

Registered reps 3 of 27,236

• Mostafa Aamer Registered Rep · Investment Adviser Rep CRD 4125056
• Ashlyn Aaron Registered Rep · Investment Adviser Rep CRD 7418415
• Mohammed Aater Registered Rep · Investment Adviser Rep CRD 3250900

27,233 more registered reps, with emails, phones and branch locations

Location

Headquarters

1 Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036

County

New York

Metro area

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Region

Northeast

Branch offices

2,782 in 53 states, including Houston, TX, Las Vegas, NV and San Francisco, CA

Registrations

• SEC registered, corporation formed in Delaware
• Registered in 53 jurisdictions
• Website: ml.com

Every state, with registration dates

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