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Bruce Searing

42 Years of Experience
Delray Beach, FL
Broker

Bruce Searing is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Delray Beach, FL, with 42 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management. Their firm serves 1,738,212 clients with $1500B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
25581 advisors
Number of Clients
1,738,212 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$869K average
Assets Under Management
$1511.1B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)

The program's fees consist of two parts: the fee you pay to Bank of America for its services, and a fee for the specific investment strategy you choose. The strategy fee, called the Style Manager Expense, generally ranges from 0.00% to 0.50% of your assets annually. Clients investing in strategies managed by related entities will not be charged a Style Manager Expense.

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Location

601 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL, 33483

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business Activities

Bruce owns rental property since 2021 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He spends minimal time on this activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
August 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 11 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
August 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
UBS Financial Services INC.Broker
March 2006 - September 2009 · 3 yrs 6 mos
UBS Financial Services INC.
March 2006 - September 2009 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Citigroup Global Markets INC.
March 1998 - April 2006 · 8 yrs 1 mo
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
November 1996 - April 2006 · 9 yrs 5 mos
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
January 1988 - December 1996 · 8 yrs 11 mos
Oppenheimer & CO., INC.Broker
October 1985 - April 1988 · 2 yrs 6 mos
E. F. Hutton & Company INCBroker
September 1983 - October 1985 · 2 yrs 1 mo
State Registrations47 states
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Exams
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