Vincent Strangio

CRD 2216710 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Pittsburgh, PA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Vincent Thomas Strangio

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): Series 66Series 63Series 7TOSIESeries 7
Registered states (1): Pennsylvania
Years in the industry (source record): 34
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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Current firm

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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
Pittsburgh, PA · IA capacity

Mar 6, 2025 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Pittsburgh, PA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Emergingwealth Investment Management, Inc.
IA capacity

Feb 12, 2014 → Jul 27, 2016
Legend Financial Advisors Inc
IA capacity

Feb 11, 2014 → Jul 27, 2016
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
BD capacity

Mar 4, 2013 → Jan 2, 2014
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,llc
IA capacity

Mar 4, 2013 → Jan 2, 2014
Mdt Advisers, A Division Of Federated Mdta LLC
IA capacity

Jan 7, 2011 → Feb 7, 2013
Federated Securities Corp.
IA capacity

Nov 11, 2009 → Feb 7, 2013
Federated Investment Counseling
IA capacity

May 15, 2009 → Feb 7, 2013
Federated Securities Corp.
BD capacity

May 1, 2009 → Feb 7, 2013
Federated Global Investment Management Corp.
IA capacity

Jan 7, 2011 → Dec 31, 2011
Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc.
BD capacity

Apr 4, 1995 → Jun 26, 2001
Josephthal Lyon & Ross Incorporated
BD capacity

Feb 17, 1993 → Jun 8, 1993
Hibbard Brown & Co., Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 18, 1992 → Feb 23, 1993

Source & corrections

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