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William Maniss

39 Years of Experience
Newport Beach, CA
Broker

William Maniss is a registered investment advisor at Oppenheimer & CO. INC., based in Newport Beach, CA, with 39 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 37,605 clients with $32B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
1135 advisors
Number of Clients
37,605 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$862K average
Assets Under Management
$32.4B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K
Minimum Annual Fee:$250

Oppenheimer offers several investment management programs with different fee structures:

  • Fahnestock Asset Management (FAM): Fees up to 2.5% of your portfolio. Commissions are also charged on certain FAM accounts.
  • Alpha: Clients pay brokerage commissions and ticket/handling charges on securities transactions.
  • Preference: Fees up to 2.25% of your portfolio. Additional charges may apply based on trading activity.

Minimum account sizes vary depending on the program and the types of investments included in the account. The minimum annual fee for FAM and Preference accounts is $250, but this is waived if the account is at least $50,000 or household advisory accounts are at least $250,000.

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Location

620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1000, Newport Beach, CA, 92660

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

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

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Employment History
Current Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
September 2025 - Present · 8 mos
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
February 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
November 2003 - May 2015 · 11 yrs 6 mos
Municipal Partners, LLCBroker
September 2002 - August 2003 · 11 mos
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown INC.Broker
January 2001 - November 2001 · 10 mos
Db Alex. Brown LLCBroker
September 1997 - January 2001 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Alex. Brown & Sons IncorporatedBroker
November 1994 - September 1997 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Bancal Investment Services, INC.Broker
April 1994 - November 1994 · 7 mos
R.W. Smith & Associates, INC.Broker
May 1993 - February 1994 · 9 mos
Sutro & CO. IncorporatedBroker
August 1992 - May 1993 · 9 mos
Painewebber IncorporatedBroker
February 1986 - July 1992 · 6 yrs 5 mos
Wedbush, Noble, Cooke, INCBroker
November 1983 - October 1984 · 11 mos
State Registrations7 states
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Exams
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