Donna Lail

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration

Active

Investment adviser registration

Active

Exams passed (7)

SIESeries 7Series 10Series 9Series 66Series 65Series 63

Registered states (53)

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Puerto Rico · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Years in the industry (source record)

33

Professional designations

Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

Copied from the official record

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 (22)

From the source registration record · current first

• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent

  Frederick, MD · IA capacity
  start not retrieved → present
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent

  Frederick, MD · BC capacity
  start not retrieved → present
• M&t Securities, Inc.

  Nottingham, MD · IA capacity
  Apr 1, 2016 → Dec 19, 2017
• M&t Securities, Inc.

  Nottingham, MD · BC capacity
  Mar 30, 2016 → Dec 19, 2017
• Pnc Investments

  Merrillville, IN · IA capacity
  Jul 25, 2013 → Mar 2, 2016
• Pnc Investments

  Merrillville, IN · BC capacity
  Jul 25, 2013 → Mar 2, 2016
• Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

  Chicago, IL · BC capacity
  Apr 24, 2012 → May 23, 2013
• Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

  Chicago, IL · IA capacity
  Apr 23, 2012 → May 23, 2013
• Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

  Carmel, IN · IA capacity
  Jul 15, 2009 → Aug 18, 2010
• Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.

  Carmel, IN · BC capacity
  Jul 14, 2009 → Aug 18, 2010
• Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

  Minneapolis, MN · BC capacity
  Oct 10, 2005 → Aug 5, 2008
• Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

  Minneapolis, MN · IA capacity
  Oct 3, 2006 → Aug 1, 2008
• Fort Washington Brokerage Services, Inc.

  Cincinnati, OH · BC capacity
  May 12, 2005 → Jul 26, 2005
• Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc.

  Crown Point, IN · IA capacity
  Aug 21, 2003 → Nov 5, 2004
• Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc.

  Waverly, IA · BC capacity
  Aug 20, 2003 → Nov 5, 2004
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

  New York, NY · BC capacity
  Oct 18, 2001 → Apr 1, 2003
• Metlife Securities Inc.

  Springfield, MA · BC capacity
  Oct 18, 2001 → Apr 1, 2003
• H&r Block Financial Advisors, Inc.

  Detroit, MI · BC capacity
  Feb 24, 1999 → Sep 12, 2001
• Pruco Securities Corporation

  Newark, NJ · BC capacity
  Jun 18, 1991 → Jan 27, 1999
• The Prudential Insurance Company Of America

  Newark, NJ · BC capacity
  Jun 18, 1991 → Dec 10, 1993
• Ids Life Insurance Company

  Minneapolis, MN · BC capacity
  Jan 1, 1991 → Apr 22, 1991
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.

  Purchase, NY · BC capacity
  Oct 19, 1988 → May 3, 1990

Source & corrections

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