Robert Calvin Whiteside

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration

Active

Investment adviser registration

Active

Exams passed (7)

SIESeries 7Series 6Series 9Series 10Series 65Series 63

Registered states (53)

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Puerto Rico · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Years in the industry (source record)

30

Professional designations

Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

Copied from the official record

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 (17)

From the source registration record · current first

• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent

  Annapolis, MD · IA capacity
  start not retrieved → present
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent

  Annapolis, MD · BC capacity
  start not retrieved → present
• Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC

  Rockville, MD · IA capacity
  Jul 19, 2017 → Dec 31, 2022
• Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC

  Rockville, MD · BC capacity
  Jul 19, 2017 → Dec 31, 2022
• Lpl Financial LLC

  Washington, DC · BC capacity
  Feb 29, 2016 → Nov 2, 2016
• Independent Financial Partners

  Laurel, MD · IA capacity
  Feb 29, 2016 → Oct 17, 2016
• Ameritas Investment Corp

  Laurel, MD · IA capacity
  Apr 19, 2007 → Mar 22, 2016
• Ameritas Investment Corp.

  Laurel, MD · BC capacity
  Apr 18, 2007 → Mar 22, 2016
• Tiaa-Cref Advice And Planning Services

  Washington, DC · IA capacity
  Nov 10, 2005 → Mar 5, 2007
• Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC

  Washington, DC · BC capacity
  Nov 10, 2005 → Mar 5, 2007
• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

  Columbia, MD · IA capacity
  Nov 12, 2003 → Oct 28, 2005
• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

  Westlake, TX · BC capacity
  Nov 12, 2003 → Oct 28, 2005
• Td Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.

  Bethesda, MD · IA capacity
  Apr 28, 2003 → Oct 24, 2003
• Td Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.

  Omaha, NE · BC capacity
  Feb 7, 2003 → Oct 24, 2003
• Ids Life Insurance Company

  Minneapolis, MN · BC capacity
  Mar 5, 1997 → Dec 10, 1997
• American Express Financial Advisors Inc.

  Minneapolis, MN · BC capacity
  Mar 5, 1997 → Dec 10, 1997
• Guardian Investor Services Corporation

  New York, NY · BC capacity
  Feb 15, 1995 → Feb 2, 1996

Source & corrections

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