Paul V Romano

CRD 4158695 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Atlanta, GA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Paolo Vito Romano; Paul Vito Romano

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (4): Series 66Series 63SIESeries 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): 26
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 (10)

From the source registration record · current first

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

Oct 16, 2013 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
IA capacity

Nov 21, 2005 → Apr 14, 2009
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Apr 4, 2005 → Apr 14, 2009
Nylife Securities Inc.
BD capacity

May 7, 2003 → Jun 28, 2004
New England Securities
BD capacity

Dec 21, 2001 → Jan 29, 2002
Prudential Securities Incorporated
BD capacity

Feb 23, 2001 → Nov 7, 2001
Pruco Securities Corporation
BD capacity

Sep 15, 2000 → Mar 22, 2001
Ids Life Insurance Company
BD capacity

Jun 26, 2000 → Jul 14, 2000
American Express Financial Advisors Inc.
BD capacity

Jun 26, 2000 → Jul 14, 2000

Source & corrections

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