Christopher Carpou is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Los Angeles, CA, with 41 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

333 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA, 90071

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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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
September 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
October 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 6 mos
Previous Registrations
Banc of America Securities LLCBroker
August 1999 - November 2010 · 11 yrs 3 mos
Municipal Partners INC.Broker
July 1992 - September 1999 · 7 yrs 2 mos
Municipal Partners INC.Broker
June 1992 - July 1992 · 1 mo
Cantor Fitzgerald Fixed Income Brokers, INC.Broker
January 1991 - June 1992 · 1 yr 5 mos
Cantor, Fitzgerald Municipal Brokers, INC.Broker
May 1990 - January 1991 · 8 mos
J.J. Kenny Drake, INC.Broker
April 1989 - June 1990 · 1 yr 2 mos
Clifford Drake & Company INC.Broker
August 1986 - April 1989 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Morgan Stanley & CO., IncorporatedBroker
April 1985 - August 1986 · 1 yr 4 mos
Dean Witter Reynolds INC.Broker
March 1984 - April 1985 · 1 yr 1 mo
State Registrations45 states
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