Robert John Kostigen

CRD 1203410 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Burlington, MA

IA RegisteredBroker

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): Series 65Series 63Series 24SIESeries 7
Registered states (27): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 42
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 (14)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Burlington, MA · IA capacity

Oct 23, 2009 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Burlington, MA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Oct 20, 2004 → Oct 23, 2009
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Oct 20, 2004 → Oct 23, 2009
Quick & Reilly, Inc.
IA capacity

Jul 25, 2003 → Oct 20, 2004
Quick & Reilly, Inc.
BD capacity

Aug 30, 2000 → Oct 20, 2004
Bankboston Investor Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 2, 1996 → Sep 6, 2000
Baybanks Brokerage Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 12, 1993 → Nov 2, 1996
Congress Securities Company
BD capacity

Sep 3, 1992 → Mar 24, 1993
Congress Securities Company
BD capacity

Oct 13, 1989 → Jan 1, 1990
Liberty Securities Corporation
BD capacity

Jun 2, 1987 → Jun 17, 1987
Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Apr 15, 1986 → Jun 8, 1987
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
BD capacity

May 10, 1984 → Jan 8, 1986
Buttonwood Securities Corporation Of Massachusetts
BD capacity

Jan 25, 1984 → Mar 1, 1984

Source & corrections

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