Teresa Skipper Bechard

CRD 4034317 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Montgomery, AL

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Teresa S. Johnson; Teresa S Johnston; Teresa S. Johnston; Teresa Skipper Johnston; Teresa Renee Skipper; Teresa Renee' Skipper

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (6): Series 66Series 9Series 10Series 24SIESeries 7
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): 27
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 (14)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Montgomery, AL · IA capacity

May 11, 2016 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Montgomery, AL · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Ubs Financial Services Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 26, 2012 → May 4, 2016
Ubs Financial Services Inc.
IA capacity

Nov 26, 2012 → May 4, 2016
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Sep 16, 2010 → Nov 28, 2012
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
IA capacity

Sep 16, 2010 → Nov 28, 2012
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
BD capacity

May 13, 2010 → Aug 17, 2010
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
IA capacity

May 13, 2010 → Aug 17, 2010
Colonial Brokerage, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 26, 2009 → Nov 13, 2009
Colonial Asset Management Inc
IA capacity

Feb 25, 2009 → Oct 30, 2009
Lpl Financial Corporation
BD capacity

Sep 11, 2002 → Feb 25, 2009
Lpl Financial Corporation
IA capacity

Sep 11, 2002 → Feb 25, 2009
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.
IA capacity

Jan 18, 2001 → Jul 15, 2002
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Nov 10, 1999 → Jul 15, 2002

Source & corrections

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