Paul Jay Marston

CRD 2344305 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Houston, TX

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Paul J Marston; Paul Marston

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): Series 66Series 63SIESeries 7Series 6
Registered states (10): Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Kansas · Massachusetts · Mississippi · Texas · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 33
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 (18)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Houston, TX · IA capacity

May 16, 2022 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Houston, TX · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Pnc Investments
IA capacity

Aug 18, 2021 → May 17, 2022
Pnc Investments
BD capacity

Aug 16, 2021 → May 17, 2022
Pnc Managed Account Solutions, Inc.
IA capacity

Jan 24, 2011 → Aug 17, 2021
Bbva Securities Inc.
BD capacity

May 16, 2013 → Aug 16, 2021
Bbva Compass Investment Solutions, Inc
BD capacity

Dec 17, 2010 → May 16, 2013
Bb&t Investment Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Jul 26, 2010 → Dec 3, 2010
Bb&t Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Jul 19, 2010 → Dec 3, 2010
Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation
IA capacity

Dec 15, 2009 → May 3, 2010
Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation
BD capacity

Dec 1, 2009 → May 3, 2010
Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation
BD capacity

May 8, 2009 → Aug 20, 2009
Metlife Securities Inc.
BD capacity

Feb 25, 2004 → May 12, 2009
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
BD capacity

Feb 25, 2004 → Jul 9, 2007
Princor Financial Services Corporation
BD capacity

Aug 18, 2003 → Feb 9, 2004
Nylife Securities Inc.
BD capacity

Apr 3, 2002 → Aug 13, 2003
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
BD capacity

May 7, 1993 → Apr 1, 2002
Metlife Securities Inc.
BD capacity

May 7, 1993 → Apr 1, 2002

Source & corrections

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