Robert Bostelman

CRD 4898998 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · New York, NY

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Robert John Bostelman

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (7): SIESeries 79Series 7Series 34Series 3Series 65Series 63
Registered states (22): California · Connecticut · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 17
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 (12)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
New York, NY · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
New York, NY · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Paulson Investment Company LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Oct 18, 2016 → Oct 25, 2017
Lpl Financial LLC
Miami Beach, FL · IA capacity

Nov 21, 2014 → Apr 14, 2016
Lpl Financial LLC
Miami Beach, FL · BC capacity

Sep 29, 2014 → Apr 14, 2016
Global Arena Capital Corp
New York, NY · BC capacity

Aug 15, 2012 → Sep 26, 2012
G-2 Trading,llc
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 27, 2010 → Jun 17, 2010
Advanced Equities, Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Mar 12, 2008 → Feb 17, 2009
Gilford Securities Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 3, 2008 → Mar 26, 2008
Capital Growth Financial, LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jun 12, 2006 → Jan 3, 2008
Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC
Uniondale, NY · BC capacity

Nov 21, 2005 → May 5, 2006
First Republic Group, LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 24, 2005 → Nov 16, 2005

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