David Ray Ajemian

CRD 1472722 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Beverly Hills, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Registration & licensing

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Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (4): Series 65Series 63SIESeries 7
Registered states (5): California · Florida · New York · North Carolina · Utah
Years in the industry (source record): 40
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 (11)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Beverly Hills, CA · IA capacity

Apr 30, 2025 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Beverly Hills, CA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Citi Private Alternatives, LLC
BD capacity

Mar 28, 2017 → May 19, 2025
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
BD capacity

May 29, 2007 → May 19, 2025
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IA capacity

May 29, 2007 → May 19, 2025
Citicorp Investment Services
IA capacity

Dec 2, 2002 → May 29, 2007
Citicorp Investment Services
BD capacity

Aug 29, 2002 → May 29, 2007
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 20, 2001 → Aug 5, 2002
Hoenig & Co., Inc.
BD capacity

Jul 8, 1987 → Jan 21, 1988
Security Pacific Brokers, Inc.
BD capacity

May 28, 1986 → Dec 17, 1986
Baraban Securities, Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 19, 1986 → Jun 18, 1986

Source & corrections

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