Ben
Richards
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
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About this Advisor
Ben Richards is a financial advisor who works in Everett, Washington with 11 years of industry experience. Richards is an advisor for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Their career trajectory has included roles at Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner And Smith Boa and Bank Of America, N.A. Richards maintains Series 63 and Series 66 licenses, which qualify them as a securities broker, and can operate in Idaho, Texas and Washington. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc is a financial advisory firm based out of New York, NY. It has offices in 3,372 locations and a total of 36,687 people on staff. It manages $1 trillion in assets under management across its 2,864,234 accounts, placing it among the biggest firms in the United States by assets under management. The firm advises 4,459 charitable organizations. Of its 2,864,234 client accounts, 23% belong to high-net-worth individuals who have more than $1 million in assets. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc has a number of services, such as portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers and other services. Fees charged by financial advisors largely depend on which services the firm provides the client. However, fee types billed by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc may include asset-based, fixed and commission-based fees.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc Brokerage Details
$1,093,689,238,206
36,687
2,864,234
$381,844
Investment Advisory Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers
- Other
Ben Richards Work History
Ben has been registered as a financial advisor for 11 years.*
Bank Of America, N.A
Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner And Smith Boa
*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.
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