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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated financial advisors in Texas

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated office in Texas, by city and A to Z.

The short answer

1,642 registered advisors work at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in Texas, out of 22,882 nationwide; it's the firm's number 5 state by advisors, and the most are in Houston (364). 4 list the CFP designation and 1,641 are also registered broker representatives.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated advisors by city in Texas

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Houston 364Dallas 233Fort Worth 169Austin 137San Antonio 121Frisco 111The Woodlands 68McKinney 36Southlake 31Tyler 28Corpus Christi 26El Paso 23Sugar Land 22McAllen 19Amarillo 16College Station 14Lubbock 14Beaumont 12Flower Mound 12Georgetown 11Kingwood 10Katy 9Plano 9Waco 9Galveston 8Marble Falls 7Cypress 6Wichita Falls 6Abilene 5Conroe 5Humble 5Arlington 4Irving 4Lake Jackson 4Lufkin 4Pearland 4Spring 4Tomball 4Bellaire 3New Braunfels 3Prosper 3Rosenberg 3Round Rock 3Allen 2Boerne 2Carrollton 2Cedar Hill 2Cedar Park 2Desoto 2Euless 2Forney 2Garland 2Grand Prairie 2Lakeway 2Midland 2Mission 2Richardson 2Addison 1Angleton 1Baytown 1Brenham 1Colleyville 1Coppell 1Corinth 1Cross Roads 1Crowley 1Denton 1Friendswood 1Greenville 1Harlingen 1Hurst 1Keller 1Kyle 1Lake Worth 1League City 1Lewisville 1Live Oak 1Lucas 1Magnolia 1Mesquite 1Missouri City 1New Caney 1Odessa 1Pasadena 1Pflugerville 1Pharr 1Roanoke 1Rockwall 1Rowlett 1Scher 1Seguin 1Temple 1Trophy Club 1Wylie 1

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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in other states

New York 3,392California 2,638Florida 2,570New Jersey 1,731Illinois 861North Carolina 789Massachusetts 758Arizona 711Pennsylvania 690Georgia 603Maryland 564Michigan 540Connecticut 531Ohio 457Virginia 411Washington 396Rhode Island 324South Carolina 272Tennessee 236Missouri 232Colorado 222Minnesota 212Indiana 184Nevada 181District of Columbia 171Louisiana 147Alabama 142Utah 113Oregon 110Oklahoma 88Wisconsin 86Kentucky 83Arkansas 80New Mexico 78New Hampshire 72Kansas 68Delaware 67Hawaii 54Iowa 48Montana 42Nebraska 40Mississippi 37Idaho 31Maine 30West Virginia 26Vermont 16Alaska 15South Dakota 15North Dakota 11

Questions

How many Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated financial advisors are in Texas?

1,642 investment adviser representatives are registered at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated offices in Texas, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records, out of 22,882 at the firm nationwide. 4 list the CFP designation and 1,641 are also registered as broker representatives.

Where in Texas does Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated have the most advisors?

Houston, with 364, then Dallas (233). Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has advisors in 94 cities in Texas.

How do I check a Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated advisor in Texas?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their registrations, exams, designations and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated office they're registered at; broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included.