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Bernard Adair

39 Years of Experience
Jupiter, FL
9 DisclosuresBroker

Bernard Adair is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Jupiter, FL, with 39 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

900 S Us Highway 1, Jupiter, FL, 33477

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History

Regulatory History (9)
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Customer Dispute
September 2022
Settled
Customer Dispute
July 2019
Settled
Customer Dispute
June 2009
Settled
Customer Dispute
May 2004
Settled
Customer Dispute
August 2003
Settled
Customer Dispute
April 2002
Denied
Customer Dispute
June 2000
Denied
Customer Dispute
May 1999
Denied
Customer Dispute
October 1996
Settled
Other Business Activities

Bernard works as a ranger at Jonathans Landing Golf Club, assisting with pace of play and helping club members. This takes a few hours per week.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
June 1991 - Present · 35 yrs 1 mo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
June 1991 - Present · 35 yrs 1 mo
Previous Registrations
Dominick & Dominick, IncorporatedBroker
June 1990 - April 1991 · 10 mos
Prescott, Ball & Turben, INC.Broker
January 1990 - June 1990 · 5 mos
Gulfstream Financial Associates, INC.Broker
December 1987 - January 1990 · 2 yrs 1 mo
First American Asset Management Group, INC.Broker
December 1986 - March 1988 · 1 yr 3 mos
Welco Securities, INC.Broker
November 1986 - January 1987 · 2 mos
State Registrations34 states
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Exams
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