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John Burns

34 Years of Experience
Palm Beach, FL
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John Burns is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Palm Beach, FL, 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

249 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, FL, 33480

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
March 2005
Closed-No Action
Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
July 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 10 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
July 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 10 mos
Previous Registrations
UBS Financial Services INC.
September 2006 - July 2011 · 4 yrs 10 mos
UBS Financial Services INC.Broker
December 2005 - July 2011 · 5 yrs 7 mos
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, LLC.Broker
February 2004 - December 2005 · 1 yr 10 mos
Credit Suisse First Boston
January 2003 - March 2004 · 1 yr 2 mos
Credit Suisse First Boston LLCBroker
January 2003 - March 2004 · 1 yr 2 mos
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
July 2002 - January 2003 · 6 mos
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities CorporationBroker
January 2001 - January 2003 · 2 yrs
Chase Securities INC.Broker
February 2000 - January 2001 · 11 mos
Hambrecht & Quist LLCBroker
March 1997 - February 2000 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Hambrecht & Quist LLCBroker
January 1997 - February 1997 · 1 mo
Painewebber IncorporatedBroker
March 1992 - February 1997 · 4 yrs 11 mos
State Registrations33 states
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