Christopher Joseph Ledell

CRD 3204263 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Roseville, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

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 (30): Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Indiana · Kansas · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 27
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 (13)

From the source registration record · current first

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

Aug 12, 2021 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Roseville, CA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Blackrock Investment Management, LLC
IA capacity

Dec 20, 2010 → Aug 16, 2021
Blackrock Investments, LLC
BD capacity

Dec 16, 2010 → Aug 16, 2021
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.
BD capacity

Oct 23, 2007 → Feb 9, 2009
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.
IA capacity

Oct 23, 2007 → Feb 9, 2009
Vf Investment Services Corp.
IA capacity

Feb 16, 2007 → Oct 5, 2007
Wharton Equity Corporation
BD capacity

Nov 7, 2006 → Jul 16, 2007
Sei Investments Distribution Co.
BD capacity

Mar 28, 2006 → Sep 25, 2006
Sei Investments Distribution Co.
BD capacity

Sep 24, 2001 → Dec 1, 2004
Pruco Securities Corporation
BD capacity

Mar 26, 2001 → Jun 8, 2001
Ids Life Insurance Company
BD capacity

Nov 26, 1999 → Mar 19, 2001
American Express Financial Advisors Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 26, 1999 → Mar 19, 2001

Source & corrections

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