Christopher Louis Hutson

CRD 2779491 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Cape Girardeau, MO

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Chris Hutson

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (4): Series 65Series 63SIESeries 7
Registered states (44): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 30
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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No disclosure events are flagged in the source record as of Aug 20, 2026.

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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 (19)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Cape Girardeau, MO · IA capacity

Aug 15, 2022 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Cape Girardeau, MO · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
BD capacity

Sep 12, 2016 → Aug 19, 2022
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
IA capacity

Sep 12, 2016 → Aug 19, 2022
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,llc
IA capacity

Jan 7, 2014 → Sep 13, 2016
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
BD capacity

Dec 19, 2013 → Sep 13, 2016
Edward Jones
IA capacity

Dec 11, 2008 → Dec 3, 2013
Edward Jones
BD capacity

Dec 5, 2008 → Dec 3, 2013
Aig Retirement Advisors, Inc.
BD capacity

May 28, 2008 → Dec 11, 2008
Aig Retirement Advisors, Inc.
IA capacity

May 28, 2008 → Dec 11, 2008
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
IA capacity

May 16, 2005 → May 27, 2008
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
BD capacity

May 10, 2005 → May 27, 2008
Pfic Securities Corporation
BD capacity

Jun 17, 2003 → May 16, 2005
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.
IA capacity

Apr 17, 2001 → Mar 11, 2003
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Nov 22, 2000 → Mar 11, 2003
Primevest Financial Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 20, 1999 → Oct 6, 2000
Nationsbanc Investments, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 1, 1998 → Dec 11, 1998
Nationssecurities
BD capacity

Aug 13, 1997 → Jan 1, 1998
Boatmen's Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Sep 17, 1996 → Aug 13, 1997

Source & corrections

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