Gary Charles Cranford

CRD 1363063 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Henderson, NV

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Gary Cranford

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (7): SIESeries 7Series 10Series 9Series 24Series 65Series 63
Registered states (27): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Indiana · Kansas · Louisiana · Michigan · Montana · Nevada · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Washington · Wyoming
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 (15)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Henderson, NV · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Henderson, NV · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Ubs Financial Services Inc.
Henderson, NV · IA capacity

Nov 24, 2008 → Dec 11, 2017
Ubs Financial Services Inc.
Henderson, NV · BC capacity

Nov 24, 2008 → Dec 11, 2017
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Henderson, NV · IA capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Nov 25, 2008
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Henderson, NV · BC capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Nov 25, 2008
Morgan Stanley
Henderson, NV · IA capacity

Sep 10, 2002 → Apr 2, 2007
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
Henderson, NV · BC capacity

Aug 11, 1998 → Apr 2, 2007
American Fronteer Financial Corporation
Denver, CO · BC capacity

Jan 23, 1997 → Aug 4, 1998
Signal Securities, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX · BC capacity

Sep 22, 1995 → Jan 13, 1997
USA Capital
BC capacity

Oct 28, 1991 → Sep 27, 1995
Burnett, Grey & Co., Inc.
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Dec 5, 1990 → Nov 6, 1991
Boucher, Oehmke & Company
BC capacity

Aug 7, 1990 → Nov 26, 1990
Wainwright, Austin, Stone & Co.
BC capacity

May 16, 1986 → Aug 24, 1990
Wall Street West, Inc.
BC capacity

Apr 23, 1985 → May 23, 1986

Source & corrections

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