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John Dobay

20 Years of Experience
Vero Beach, FL
3 DisclosuresBroker

John Dobay is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Vero Beach, FL, with 20 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

660 Beachland Blvd, Vero Beach, FL, 32963

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History

Regulatory History (3)
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Financial
May 2025
Pending
Customer Dispute
December 2018
Denied
Criminal
January 2000
Final Disposition
Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
June 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
June 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
July 2014 - June 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos
J.P. Morgan Securities LLCBroker
July 2014 - June 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos
Nylife Securities LLCBroker
November 2011 - July 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos
W&s Brokerage Services, INC.Broker
March 2009 - October 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Nylife Securities INC.Broker
December 1996 - May 1998 · 1 yr 5 mos
Metlife Securities INC.Broker
July 1995 - September 1996 · 1 yr 2 mos
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyBroker
July 1995 - September 1996 · 1 yr 2 mos
Power Securities CorporationBroker
August 1988 - December 1988 · 4 mos
The Stuart-James Company, IncorporatedBroker
March 1988 - September 1988 · 6 mos
State Registrations2 states
FLOH
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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