Merrill Lynch has 22 of 153 first adviser registrations

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated had 22 people in the cohort of 153 source-reported first adviser registrations dated October 29, 2026—the largest firm count in the supplied distribution. The firm shown is the current source-listed affiliation, not necessarily the firm where a person first registered.

Anna L. Tcirkunova and Dylan C. Thomas each had a first adviser registration dated October 29, 2026, with Merrill Lynch listed as the current affiliation. Their reported branch locations were La Plata, Maryland, and El Segundo, California, respectively; those locations were observed October 30. Branch information does not establish residence or a sole workplace, and a first adviser registration does not establish a hiring date or career start.

LPL Financial LLC had nine people in the cohort. Katherine Goulet and William Grieder are two examples: both had first adviser registration dates of October 29, 2026, and LPL listed each as a current affiliation. Their reported branch locations were New Braunfels and Austin, Texas, respectively, observed October 30.

State Farm Investment Management Corp. and Equitable Advisors, LLC each had eight people in the cohort. Tristan Mills and Jesse J. Wolfgang had State Farm listed as their current affiliation; Parker Ross and Michael Carter had Equitable Advisors listed. Each had a first adviser registration dated October 29, 2026. Their reported branch locations, observed October 30, were Chesterfield, Missouri; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Portland, Oregon; and Frisco, Texas, respectively. The locations do not establish residence or a sole workplace.

Firm distribution among the 153 first adviser registrations dated October 29, 2026: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 22; LPL Financial LLC, 9; State Farm Investment Management Corp., 8; Equitable Advisors, LLC, 8; all other firms, 106.

First adviser registrations

The advisers below account for all 153 source-reported first adviser registrations on 10/29/2026. Firms and branches reflect affiliations currently reported for each adviser, which may differ from those at first registration. These dates do not establish hires or career starts, and branches do not establish residence or exclusive workplaces.