Donna Geist Higbee

CRD 2477012 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Deland, FL

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Donna M Geist; Donna Marie Geist; Donna Marie Higbee

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (6): Series 66Series 63SIESeries 31Series 3Series 7
Registered states (20): California · Colorado · Connecticut · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 31
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 (13)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Deland, FL · IA capacity

Jan 29, 2014 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Deland, FL · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Morgan Stanley
BD capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Jan 16, 2014
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Jan 16, 2014
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
BD capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
IA capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Mar 26, 2007 → Apr 2, 2007
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
BD capacity

Feb 16, 2007 → Apr 2, 2007
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 31, 2005 → Jul 25, 2006
Fsc Securities Corporation
BD capacity

May 24, 2002 → Mar 29, 2005
Banc Of America Securities LLC
BD capacity

Oct 7, 1999 → Feb 20, 2001
Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated
BD capacity

May 20, 1996 → Oct 5, 1999
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
BD capacity

Jun 13, 1995 → May 17, 1996

Source & corrections

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