Brian J Durkin

CRD 2173007 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Providence, RI

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Brian Joseph Durkin

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (8): SIESeries 31Series 7Series 24Series 10Series 9Series 65Series 63
Registered states (36): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Indiana · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 34
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 (12)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Providence, RI · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Providence, RI · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
Providence, RI · IA capacity

Oct 13, 2006 → Oct 23, 2009
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
Providence, RI · BC capacity

Oct 13, 2006 → Oct 23, 2009
Morgan Stanley
North Darmouth, MA · IA capacity

May 14, 2003 → Oct 18, 2006
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
North Darmouth, MA · BC capacity

Dec 3, 2001 → Oct 18, 2006
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Jersey City, NJ · BC capacity

Oct 2, 2000 → Nov 30, 2001
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jul 31, 1993 → Oct 10, 2000
Lehman Brothers Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

May 27, 1993 → Jul 31, 1993
Fahnestock & Co., Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Apr 20, 1992 → Apr 28, 1993
Josephthal Lyon & Ross Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Oct 12, 1991 → May 19, 1992
Jjc Securities Co., Inc.
BC capacity

Oct 2, 1991 → Oct 30, 1991

Source & corrections

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