Joseph Wallace Carrington

CRD 1645215 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Atlanta, GA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Joe Carrington; Joseph Carrington

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (12): Series 65Series 63Series 10Series 9Series 4Series 53Series 24Series 8Series 52TOSeries 79TOSIESeries 7
Registered states (5): Florida · Georgia · Kansas · Pennsylvania · 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 (13)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Mar 27, 2017 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Bb&t Investment Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Jan 31, 2011 → Mar 15, 2016
Bb&t Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 26, 2011 → Mar 15, 2016
Triad Advisors, Inc.
IA capacity

Feb 9, 2010 → Jan 13, 2011
Triad Advisors, Inc.
BD capacity

Feb 8, 2010 → Jan 13, 2011
First Legacy Securities, LLC
IA capacity

Jun 4, 2009 → Feb 5, 2010
First Legacy Securities, LLC
BD capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Feb 5, 2010
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Apr 1, 1998 → Feb 9, 2009
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Apr 1, 1998 → Feb 9, 2009
Barnett Investments, Inc.
BD capacity

May 5, 1997 → Apr 1, 1998
Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Sep 18, 1989 → Apr 7, 1997
H.J. Stodghill & Co. Investment Corp
BD capacity

May 20, 1987 → Jul 26, 1989

Source & corrections

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