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Richard Baer

34 Years of Experience
Los Angeles, CA
5 DisclosuresBroker

Richard Baer is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Los Angeles, CA, with 34 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 (5)
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Customer Dispute
April 2009
Settled
Customer Dispute
April 2008
Settled
Customer Dispute
February 2002
Withdrawn
Customer Dispute
December 1999
Denied
Customer Dispute
July 1997
Award / Judgment
Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
May 1997 - Present · 29 yrs 2 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
May 1997 - Present · 29 yrs 2 mos
Previous Registrations
The Boston GroupBroker
March 1995 - May 1997 · 2 yrs 2 mos
A.S. Goldmen & CO., INC.Broker
June 1994 - April 1995 · 10 mos
Stratton Oakmont INC.Broker
August 1993 - March 1994 · 7 mos
Corporate Securities Group, INC.Broker
August 1993 - February 1994 · 6 mos
Bear, Stearns & CO. INC.Broker
April 1990 - September 1990 · 5 mos
Prudential-Bache Securities INC.Broker
May 1989 - April 1990 · 11 mos
Drexel Burnham Lambert IncorporatedBroker
October 1988 - June 1989 · 8 mos
State Registrations34 states
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Exams
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