John J Peluso

CRD 1333516 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · San Diego, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: John Joseph Peluso

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (10): SIESeries 3Series 7Series 22Series 6Series 10Series 9Series 8Series 65Series 63
Registered states (25): Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Maryland · Massachusetts · Missouri · Montana · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington
Years in the industry (source record): 41
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 (12)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
San Diego, CA · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
San Diego, CA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
San Diego, CA · IA capacity

Jan 1, 2008 → May 21, 2009
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
San Diego, CA · BC capacity

Jan 1, 2008 → May 21, 2009
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
San Diego, CA · BC capacity

Jan 15, 2003 → Jan 3, 2008
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
San Diego, CA · IA capacity

Jan 15, 2003 → Jan 1, 2008
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
San Diego, CA · IA capacity

May 15, 2001 → Jan 23, 2003
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
San Francisco, CA · BC capacity

Dec 13, 2000 → Jan 23, 2003
Wells Fargo Securities Inc.
San Francisco, CA · BC capacity

Oct 12, 1999 → May 2, 2001
Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, L.L.C.
Minneapolis, MN · BC capacity

Dec 11, 2000 → Dec 13, 2000
Prudential Securities Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Dec 11, 1987 → Oct 12, 1999
John Hancock Distributors, Inc.
BC capacity

Feb 19, 1985 → Dec 23, 1987

Source & corrections

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