Francis Williams is a registered investment advisor at Oppenheimer & CO. INC., based in Chicago, IL, 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.
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Fee Structure
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.
Location
500 West Madison, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL, 60661
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Francis licenses intellectual property patents through Arimathea LLC, spending minimal time administering royalty payments. He is also the executor of an estate and a 50% owner/manager of an LLC that owns a condominium unit, dedicating a few hours per week to managing the LLC.
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Current Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, IncorporatedBroker
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Wachovia Securities, LLC
Wachovia Securities, LLCBroker
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
Salomon Smith Barney INC.Broker
Lehman Brothers INC.Broker
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
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