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William Leven

32 Years of Experience
Houston, TX
Broker

William Leven is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Houston, TX, with 32 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

800 Capitol St, Pbig - Houston Ii, Houston, TX, 77002

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business Activities

William is a limited partner in Stone Street Investment LP since 1997, and a general partner in Motown Renaissance LLC, investing in Detroit real estate since 2008, dedicating a few hours per week. He also serves as a director and chairman for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston, dedicating about 10-20% of his time, and owns a condo in Galveston.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
July 2015 - Present · 11 yrs
Previous Registrations
UBS Financial Services INC.
September 2003 - July 2015 · 11 yrs 10 mos
UBS Financial Services INC.Broker
September 2003 - July 2015 · 11 yrs 10 mos
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
January 2003 - September 2003 · 8 mos
Fahnestock Asset Management
January 2003 - September 2003 · 8 mos
Cibc World Markets CORP.
December 2002 - January 2003 · 1 mo
Cibc World Markets CORP.Broker
November 2001 - January 2003 · 1 yr 2 mos
Goldman, Sachs & CO.Broker
May 1992 - July 2000 · 8 yrs 2 mos
State Registrations14 states
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Exams
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