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James Guardia

35 Years of Experience
Exton, PA
2 DisclosuresBroker

James Guardia is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Exton, PA, with 35 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

224 Valley Creek Blvd, Exton, PA, 19341

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
February 2012
Settled
Customer Dispute
October 2005
Denied
Other Business Activities

James owns rental properties in Ocean City, NJ. He dedicates minimal time to these activities.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
June 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 3 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
April 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 5 mos
Previous Registrations
Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyBroker
June 2009 - May 2010 · 11 mos
Morgan Stanley & CO. IncorporatedBroker
April 2007 - June 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
December 2002 - April 2007 · 4 yrs 4 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
October 1990 - December 2002 · 12 yrs 2 mos
Hibbard Brown & CO., INC.Broker
August 1990 - September 1990 · 1 mo
State Registrations13 states
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Exams
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