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John Vaccaro

Chairman Emeritus at MML Investors Services

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

2
Past adviser firms
7
Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

John Vaccaro is Chairman Emeritus of MML Investors Services, LLC, a Springfield investment adviser managing $116B. John Vaccaro has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 7 licensing exams.

Role at MML Investors Services

Title on Schedule A
Chairman Emeritus
Control
John Vaccaro is a control person of MML Investors Services.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
John Vaccaro has held the filed role since February 2025.

The firm

MML Investors Services, LLC
Springfield, MA

Form ADV filed 3 September 2026

$116B AUM454,836 clients4,961 advisers26 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 99TO · 2023
  2. Passed SIE · 2018
  3. Ws Griffith Securities, Inc.
    – · 2 years
    Hartford, CT · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 10410
  4. Passed Series 24 · 2001
  5. Prudential Investments LLC
    – · 1 year
    East Long Meadow, MA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 105670
  6. Passed Series 65 · 2000
  7. Passed Series 7 · 1999
  8. Passed Series 63 · 1995
  9. Passed Series 6 · 1994

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. John Vaccaro has passed 7 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 656 April 2000
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 6331 August 1995
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 2426 July 2001
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 729 November 1999
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 610 June 1994
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
John Arthur Vaccaro
CRD
2264004
Firm
MML Investors Services, LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does John Vaccaro work?

John Vaccaro has been Chairman Emeritus of MML Investors Services, LLC since February 2025, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 3 September 2026

Does John Vaccaro have a current investment-adviser registration?

John Vaccaro has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has John Vaccaro passed?

John Vaccaro has passed 7 licensing exams: the Series 6, Series 63, Series 7, Series 65, Series 24, SIE and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 6, was passed in June 1994.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where was John Vaccaro previously registered as an investment adviser?

John Vaccaro has past investment-adviser registrations through Ws Griffith Securities, Inc., July 2002 to July 2004; Prudential Investments LLC, January 2001 to June 2002, across 2 firms.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at MML Investors Services

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2264004. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of MML Investors Services, LLC, filed 3 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with John Vaccaro or MML Investors Services, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.