John Zingales

CRD 1592841 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Pepper Pike, OH

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: John Salvatore Zingales; John Salvtore Zingales

Registration & licensing

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Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): SIESeries 31Series 7Series 66Series 63
Registered states (5): California · Florida · New York · Ohio · Texas
Years in the industry (source record): 39
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
Pepper Pike, OH · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Pepper Pike, OH · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Grandfund Investment Group, LLC
Reno, NV · BC capacity

Jan 21, 2014 → Nov 22, 2017
Morgan Stanley
Cleveland, OH · IA capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Jan 13, 2014
Morgan Stanley
Cleveland, OH · BC capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Jan 13, 2014
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Cleveland, OH · IA capacity

Jun 3, 2008 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Cleveland, OH · BC capacity

May 30, 2008 → Jun 1, 2009
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Cleveland, OH · IA capacity

Feb 21, 2006 → Jun 23, 2008
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Cleveland, OH · BC capacity

Feb 21, 2006 → Jun 23, 2008
Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc
Cleveland, OH · IA capacity

Sep 21, 2000 → Feb 21, 2006
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
Baltimore, MD · BC capacity

Aug 18, 2000 → Feb 21, 2006
Prudential Securities Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

May 14, 1991 → Aug 22, 2000
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 21, 1987 → May 6, 1991
Edward A. Viner & Co., Inc.
BC capacity

Dec 23, 1986 → Feb 3, 1987

Source & corrections

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