David Matthew Lipinski

CRD 4269289 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · San Francisco, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: David Lipinski

Registration & licensing

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Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): SIESeries 55Series 7Series 66Series 63
Registered states (9): Arizona · California · Delaware · Illinois · New Jersey · North Carolina · Ohio · Texas · Virginia
Years in the industry (source record): 21
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 (11)

From the source registration record · current first

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

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
San Francisco, CA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Manhattan Beach, CA · IA capacity

Dec 9, 2015 → Nov 24, 2017
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Manhattan Beach, CA · BC capacity

Dec 9, 2015 → Nov 24, 2017
Td Ameritrade, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA · IA capacity

Apr 2, 2008 → Dec 2, 2015
Amerivest Investment Management, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA · IA capacity

Apr 2, 2008 → Dec 2, 2015
Td Ameritrade, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA · BC capacity

Feb 28, 2008 → Dec 2, 2015
Assent LLC
San Francisco, CA · BC capacity

Mar 5, 2007 → Nov 30, 2007
Crowell, Weedon & Co.
Los Angeles, CA · BC capacity

Nov 16, 2005 → Nov 24, 2006
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
San Francisco, CA · BC capacity

Aug 11, 2004 → Aug 10, 2005
Diversified Global Capital Group, Inc.
Newport Beach, CA · BC capacity

Jun 18, 2002 → Jan 22, 2003

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