Michelle Mengfen Ruan

CRD 5160201 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Pleasanton, CA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Mengfen R Ceja; Mengfen Ruan Ceja; Mengfen ^ Ceja ^; Mengfen M Ruan; Mengfen R Ruan; Mengfen Ruan

Registration & licensing

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Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (3): SIESeries 7Series 66
Registered states (7): Arizona · California · Florida · Nevada · Oregon · Texas · Washington
Years in the industry (source record): 13
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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Current firm

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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
Pleasanton, CA · IA capacity

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

start not retrieved → present
Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC
San Jose, CA · IA capacity

Jun 28, 2022 → Jan 20, 2023
Allstate Financial Services, LLC
San Jose, CA · BC capacity

Jun 28, 2022 → Jan 20, 2023
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
San Ramon, CA · IA capacity

Nov 4, 2019 → Aug 25, 2020
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
San Ramon, CA · BC capacity

Nov 4, 2019 → Aug 25, 2020
Lpl Financial LLC
Fremont, CA · IA capacity

Sep 14, 2018 → Nov 29, 2018
Lpl Financial LLC
Fremont, CA · BC capacity

Sep 13, 2018 → Nov 29, 2018
Strategic Advisers, Inc.
San Jose, CA · IA capacity

Feb 5, 2013 → May 28, 2014
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
San Jose, CA · BC capacity

Jan 30, 2013 → May 27, 2014
Metlife Securities Inc.
San Jose, CA · IA capacity

Aug 13, 2008 → Sep 3, 2010
Metlife Securities Inc.
San Jose, CA · BC capacity

Aug 5, 2008 → Sep 3, 2010

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