Ryan Patrick Allen

CRD 5007686 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Beverly Hills, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: R P Allen; Ray Allen; Ryan P Allen; Ryan Allen

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (8): Series 7TOSIESeries 79Series 31Series 7Series 65Series 63Series 66
Registered states (10): Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Maryland · New York · North Carolina · Rhode Island · Tennessee · Texas
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 (10)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Beverly Hills, CA · IA capacity

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

start not retrieved → present
Bofa Securities, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · IA capacity

Nov 13, 2023 → Nov 17, 2023
Bofa Securities, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · BC capacity

Oct 25, 2019 → Nov 17, 2023
Dinan Capital Advisors
Phoenix, AZ · BC capacity

Mar 29, 2018 → Jul 12, 2019
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Los Angeles, CA · BC capacity

Aug 10, 2015 → Dec 23, 2017
Morgan Stanley
Los Angeles, CA · IA capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Jul 11, 2013
Morgan Stanley
Los Angeles, CA · BC capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Jul 11, 2013
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
New York, NY · IA capacity

Mar 3, 2006 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 26, 2006 → Jun 1, 2009

Source & corrections

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