Destin E Thomas

CRD 5158127 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Los Angeles, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Destin Edward Thomas; Destin Thomas

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (7): SIESeries 7Series 53Series 24Series 65Series 63Series 66
Registered states (30): Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Kansas · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 14
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 (14)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Los Angeles, CA · IA capacity

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

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

Dec 14, 2020 → May 31, 2024
City National Securities, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · BC capacity

Dec 11, 2020 → May 31, 2024
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
Girard Securities, Inc.
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
First Allied Securities, Inc.
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
Cetera Investment Services LLC
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
Cetera Financial Specialists LLC
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
Cetera Advisors LLC
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Nov 10, 2016 → May 4, 2017
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
El Segundo, CA · IA capacity

Oct 1, 2016 → May 4, 2017
National Planning Corporation ("npc Of America" In Fl & Ny)
El Segundo, CA · IA capacity

Jan 6, 2010 → Oct 2, 2014
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo, CA · BC capacity

Aug 19, 2009 → Oct 2, 2014

Source & corrections

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