Thomas Nelson Kikly

CRD 4503737 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Alpharetta, GA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Nelson Kikly; Thomas Kikly

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (7): SIESeries 31Series 7Series 26Series 51Series 24Series 66
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): 21
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 (16)

From the source registration record · current first

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

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

start not retrieved → present
Principal Securities, Inc.
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Aug 2, 2016 → Jan 18, 2018
Principal Securities, Inc.
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Jun 16, 2016 → Jan 18, 2018
Pnc Investments
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Jan 31, 2014 → Jul 2, 2014
Pnc Investments
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Jan 27, 2014 → Jul 2, 2014
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Aug 9, 2013 → Jan 28, 2014
Securian Financial Services, Inc.
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Aug 7, 2013 → Jan 28, 2014
Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Feb 3, 2012 → Feb 19, 2013
Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Dec 16, 2011 → Feb 19, 2013
Eagle Strategies LLC
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Jan 4, 2011 → Nov 7, 2011
Nylife Securities LLC
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Nov 25, 2009 → Nov 7, 2011
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Atlanta, GA · BC capacity

Sep 13, 2005 → Nov 10, 2009
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Sep 2, 2005 → Nov 10, 2009
Morgan Stanley
Atlanta, GA · IA capacity

Oct 13, 2003 → Sep 9, 2005
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
Purchase, NY · BC capacity

Oct 13, 2003 → Sep 9, 2005

Source & corrections

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