Michael Earl Brennan

CRD 1100991 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Quincy, IL

IA RegisteredBroker

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (9): Series 65Series 63Series 9Series 10Series 8Series 4SIESeries 3Series 7
Registered states (26): Alabama · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Maryland · Michigan · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · South Carolina · Texas · Utah · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 43
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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Current firm

From the firm record

Firm: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Firm CRD: 7691
SEC number: 801-14235
Assets under management: $1.8T as of Jun 29, 2026
Website: www.merrilledge.com/GUIDED-INVESTING ↗
Phone: 800-637-7455
Firm location: New York, NY, 10036

Employment history (9)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Quincy, IL · IA capacity

Nov 21, 2008 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Quincy, IL · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IA capacity

Dec 28, 1997 → Dec 11, 2008
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
BD capacity

Jul 31, 1993 → Dec 11, 2008
Lehman Brothers Inc.
BD capacity

Apr 11, 1988 → Jul 31, 1993
E. F. Hutton & Company Inc
BD capacity

Feb 5, 1986 → Apr 11, 1988
Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc.
BD capacity

Feb 14, 1985 → Feb 13, 1986
Painewebber Incorporated
BD capacity

Nov 11, 1983 → Feb 27, 1985
Hess Investment Co.
BD capacity

Mar 8, 1983 → Nov 14, 1983

Source & corrections

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