F. S Keck

CRD 1613164 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Bel Air, MD

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: F. Scott Keck; Francis Scott Keck; Scott Keck; F. J Keck

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (7): Series 66Series 63Series 6TOSIESeries 31Series 7Series 6
Registered states (33): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Kentucky · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin
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 (10)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Bel Air, MD · IA capacity

Oct 10, 2008 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Bel Air, MD · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated
BD capacity

Aug 1, 2005 → Oct 24, 2008
Ferris, Baker Watts, LLC
IA capacity

Aug 1, 2005 → Oct 24, 2008
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Jul 1, 2002 → Aug 2, 2005
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
BD capacity

May 6, 2002 → Aug 2, 2005
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
BD capacity

Jan 19, 1987 → Jun 6, 1990
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
BD capacity

Jan 19, 1987 → Jun 6, 1990
Johnston, Lemon & Co. Incorporated
BD capacity

Jul 21, 1989 → Nov 27, 1989
Lincoln National Pension Insurance Company
BD capacity

Jan 19, 1987 → Jan 3, 1989

Source & corrections

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