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Reza Zafari

40 Years of Experience
Los Angeles, CA
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Reza Zafari is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Los Angeles, CA, with 40 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

2049 Century Park E, Pbig - Century City, Los Angeles, CA, 90067

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
May 2025
Pending
Other Business Activities

Reza is a limited partner in Las Brisas PM LLC (vacation home), Sierra Lakes Center (investor), and an LLC real estate project. He is also a general partner in Wealth Advisory E.A. and NSHE CA Panthers LLC, and owns property via an LLC called NSHE CA Panthers LLC.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
April 1999 - Present · 27 yrs 1 mo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
February 1999 - Present · 27 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
J.P. Morgan Securities INC.Broker
May 1996 - February 1999 · 2 yrs 9 mos
Cs First Boston CorporationBroker
January 1990 - May 1996 · 6 yrs 4 mos
Goldman, Sachs & CO.Broker
April 1985 - January 1990 · 4 yrs 9 mos
State Registrations52 states
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Exams
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