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Karen Sennes

31 Years of Experience
La Jolla, CA
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Karen Sennes is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in La Jolla, CA, with 31 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

7825 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
February 2002
Settled
Other Business Activities

Karen is a consultant/independent contractor for FML Enterprises, LLC, which collects rent from a commercial building and disburses funds to partners. This activity takes minimal time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
June 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 1 mo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
June 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 1 mo
Previous Registrations
UBS Financial Services INC.
August 2008 - June 2009 · 10 mos
UBS Financial Services INC.Broker
August 2008 - June 2009 · 10 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
August 2004 - August 2008 · 4 yrs
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
February 1999 - August 2008 · 9 yrs 6 mos
Global Resource Investments, LTD.Broker
March 1998 - December 1998 · 9 mos
Worldwide Value Distributors, LLCBroker
December 1995 - October 1997 · 1 yr 10 mos
First Fund Distributors, INC.Broker
August 1994 - December 1995 · 1 yr 4 mos
Smith Barney Shearson INC.Broker
July 1993 - October 1993 · 3 mos
Lehman Brothers INC.Broker
June 1993 - July 1993 · 1 mo
State Registrations34 states
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