William J Turner

CRD 2279571 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Charlotte, NC

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: William Joel Turner

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (4): Series 65Series 63SIESeries 7
Registered states (11): Florida · Georgia · Maryland · Nevada · New York · North Carolina · Oklahoma · South Carolina · Tennessee · 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 (10)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Charlotte, NC · IA capacity

Oct 23, 2009 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Charlotte, NC · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 21, 2008 → Oct 23, 2009
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Nov 21, 2008 → Oct 23, 2009
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
BD capacity

Feb 21, 2006 → Dec 11, 2008
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IA capacity

Feb 21, 2006 → Dec 11, 2008
Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc
IA capacity

Dec 31, 2001 → Feb 21, 2006
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
BD capacity

Nov 4, 1993 → Feb 21, 2006
Olde Discount Corporation
BD capacity

Mar 15, 1993 → Nov 5, 1993
Painewebber Incorporated
BD capacity

Nov 23, 1992 → Feb 18, 1993

Source & corrections

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