David R. Goldsmith

MERCURY ADVISORY

San Francisco, CA 94104

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CRD#: 6934656

Professional summary

David Ryan Goldsmith, who also goes by David Goldsmith, is a registered financial advisor currently at MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC located in San Francisco, California and MERCURY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC located in San Francisco, California.

David is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2018. David has worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 52TO, SIE, Series 7, Series 53 and Series 24 exams.

Question & Answer

Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

David Goldsmith

Other business activities

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(1) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: TRUSTEE INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: 12421 CINQUETERRE DRIVE, VENICE, FL 34293 NATURE OF BUSINESS: FAMILY TRUST START DATE: 2016 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: TRUSTEE APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: MINIMAL APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: MINIMAL BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: TRUSTEE FOR MOM (2) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: DAVID GOLDSMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: LEGAL WORK START DATE: 09/2017 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: ATTORNEY APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: MINIMAL APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: MINIMAL BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: ATTORNEY (3) NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: PRYVCY SOCIETY DBA PRYVCY INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ; ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION ; NATURE OF BUSINESS: CONSULTING ; START DATE: 01/2020 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: FOUNDER / CONSULTANT ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: LESS THAN 5 ; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: LESS THAN 5 ; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: CONSULTING FIRM THAT FOCUSES ON PRIVACY AUDITS, EMPLOYEE TRAINING, INCIDENT RESPONSE PLANS AND COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY SOLUTIONS

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

March 11, 2024 - Present

MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC

Office #1: 333 Bush Street Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94104

RIA

CRD#: 308960

San Francisco, CA

Current

July 10, 2023 - Present

MERCURY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC

Office #1: 333 Bush Street Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94104

CRD#: 324657

San Francisco, CA

Past

August 19, 2021 - January 29, 2022

GROWTH CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 124658

CLAYMONT, DE

Past

June 1, 2020 - July 21, 2021

ASPIRATION FINANCIAL LLC

CRD#: 291904

Marina Del Rey, CA

Past

August 29, 2018 - May 29, 2020

CETERA WEALTH SERVICES, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 13572

TULSA, OK

Past

June 12, 2018 - May 29, 2020

CETERA WEALTH SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 13572

TULSA, OK

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC

CRD#: 308960 / SEC#: 801-118869

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/5/2020 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR

means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

Visual representation of state registrations

California
(7/11/2023)

IAR

California
(3/11/2024)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 8/21/2018

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 52TO

Date: 4/9/2019

Municipal Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 6/12/2018

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 53

Date: 7/3/2019

Municipal Securities Principal Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 12/20/2018

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC

CRD#: 308960 / SEC#: 801-118869

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/5/2020 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

333 Bush Street Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94104

Mailing Address

548 Market St Pmb 17471, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401

Phone number

(415) 878-1068

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

MERCURY ADVISORY LLC PART 2 BROCHURE - OCT 2025 (10/15/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	8,879
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 15,366,750,045

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David R. Goldsmith

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

Click below to view David Ryan Goldsmith's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

MERCURY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC

GROWTH CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.

ASPIRATION FINANCIAL LLC

CETERA WEALTH SERVICES, LLC

CETERA WEALTH SERVICES, LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 8/21/2018

Series 52TO

Date: 4/9/2019

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 6/12/2018

Series 53

Date: 7/3/2019

Series 24

Date: 12/20/2018

FINRA

Current Firm

MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

MERCURY ADVISORY, LLC

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