James Norman Norman Deitrich

CRD 1534355 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · San Antonio, TX

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: James N Deitrich; James Norman Deitrich Jr; James Norman Deitrich Jr; Norm Deitrich; Norman Deitrich

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (9): Series 66Series 63Series 24Series 53Series 4SIESeries 55Series 15Series 7
Registered states (37): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin
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 (8)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
San Antonio, TX · IA capacity

Feb 24, 2015 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
San Antonio, TX · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Hightower Securities, LLC
BD capacity

Feb 19, 2013 → Feb 5, 2015
Hightower Advisors, LLC
IA capacity

Feb 19, 2013 → Feb 5, 2015
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Mar 24, 2009 → Feb 19, 2013
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
IA capacity

Mar 19, 2009 → Feb 19, 2013
Nf Clearing, Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 30, 1989 → Dec 20, 2005
Trade$aver Inc.
BD capacity

Aug 29, 1986 → Mar 2, 1989

Source & corrections

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