Daniel Thomas Palmer

CRD 2502922 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Los Angeles, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Dan Palmer

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (6): Series 65Series 63Series 24SIESeries 31Series 7
Registered states (1): California
Years in the industry (source record): 32
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 (11)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Los Angeles, CA · IA capacity

Oct 23, 2009 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Los Angeles, CA · BC capacity

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

Oct 24, 2008 → Oct 23, 2009
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Oct 24, 2008 → Oct 23, 2009
Lasalle Financial Services, Inc.
IA capacity

Aug 30, 2005 → Oct 24, 2008
Lasalle Financial Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Jun 5, 2003 → Oct 24, 2008
Comercia Securities
IA capacity

Apr 24, 2002 → Jun 9, 2003
Comerica Securities
BD capacity

Mar 29, 2000 → Jun 9, 2003
Imperial Securities Corporation
BD capacity

Jun 19, 2001 → Jul 31, 2001
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Jan 25, 1996 → Mar 31, 2000
Olde Discount Corporation
BD capacity

Aug 17, 1994 → Feb 9, 1996

Source & corrections

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