William De Cardenas

CRD 2766308 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Alpharetta, GA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Guillermo Raul De Cardenas; William Decardenas

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): SIESeries 7Series 66Series 65Series 63
Registered states (22): Alabama · California · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kentucky · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Puerto Rico · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 17
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 (14)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Alpharetta, GA · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Alpharetta, GA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Lpl Financial LLC
Miami, FL · IA capacity

Oct 22, 2020 → Jul 16, 2021
Lpl Financial LLC
Miami, FL · BC capacity

Oct 21, 2020 → Jul 16, 2021
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
Miami, FL · IA capacity

Sep 1, 2015 → Oct 21, 2020
Cetera Investment Services LLC
Miami, FL · BC capacity

Aug 1, 2015 → Oct 21, 2020
Global Strategic Investments, LLC
Brooklyn, NY · BC capacity

Apr 29, 2014 → Sep 19, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Miami Shores, FL · IA capacity

Feb 19, 2013 → Apr 8, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Miami Shores, FL · BC capacity

Feb 15, 2013 → Apr 8, 2014
Bb&t Investment Services, Inc.
Key West, FL · IA capacity

May 20, 2010 → Feb 20, 2013
Bb&t Investment Services, Inc.
Key West, FL · BC capacity

Mar 16, 2010 → Feb 20, 2013
Edward Jones
Miami, FL · IA capacity

Jun 24, 2009 → Mar 5, 2010
Edward Jones
Miami, FL · BC capacity

Apr 24, 2009 → Mar 5, 2010
Prudential Securities Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Aug 13, 1996 → Feb 10, 1998

Source & corrections

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