Michael R Willeford

CRD 2976671 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Denver, CO

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Michael Ray Willeford; Michael Ray Willefore

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): SIESeries 7Series 63Series 65Series 66
Registered states (19): Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Washington · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 25
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 (8)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Denver, CO · IA capacity

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

start not retrieved → present
Zacks Investment Management, Inc.
Chicago, IL · IA capacity

Apr 25, 2011 → Jul 24, 2013
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
Denver, CO · BC capacity

Jul 19, 2010 → Jan 3, 2011
Capital Brokerage Corporation
Glen Allen, VA · BC capacity

Feb 1, 2008 → Feb 24, 2009
Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
Franklin, TN · BC capacity

Nov 8, 2006 → Jan 18, 2008
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation
Denver, CO · BC capacity

Apr 4, 2006 → Oct 10, 2006
First National Capital Markets
Omaha, NE · BC capacity

Jan 28, 2003 → May 11, 2005

Source & corrections

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