Walter Schneider

CRD 804940 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Houston, TX

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Barry Schneider; W Barry Schneider; Walter Barry Schneider

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (14): Series 52TOSIESeries 15Series 3Series 5PCSeries 7Series 9Series 10Series 53Series 24Series 8Series 65Series 63
Registered states (2): New Hampshire · Texas
Years in the industry (source record): 51
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
Houston, TX · IA capacity

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

start not retrieved → present
Barclays Capital Inc.
Houston, TX · IA capacity

Jan 21, 2009 → Jul 7, 2015
Barclays Capital Inc.
Houston, TX · BC capacity

Sep 22, 2008 → Jul 7, 2015
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Houston, TX · IA capacity

Jan 6, 2004 → Oct 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Houston, TX · BC capacity

Oct 31, 2003 → Sep 22, 2008
Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated
Houston, TX · IA capacity

Jul 5, 1995 → Nov 7, 2003
Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jul 5, 1995 → Nov 7, 2003
Salomon Brothers Municipals Inc
BC capacity

Nov 10, 1992 → Jul 27, 1995
Salomon Brothers Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 10, 1986 → Jul 27, 1995
Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.
BC capacity

Apr 13, 1983 → Dec 24, 1985
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
BC capacity

Feb 24, 1975 → Apr 4, 1983

Source & corrections

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