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John Pence

33 Years of Experience
East Lansing, MI
Broker

John Pence is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in East Lansing, MI, with 33 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

2501 Coolidge Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48823

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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

John is a committee member and advisory board member for Holy Cross Services, a charitable organization, dedicating minimal time to these roles. His wife is the sole member of Coots, LLC, which may re-engage in real estate activities.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
September 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 8 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
September 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
September 2010 - October 2010 · 1 mo
Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyBroker
June 2009 - October 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
May 2000 - June 2009 · 9 yrs 1 mo
American Investment Services, INC.Broker
July 1997 - June 2000 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Wheat, First Securities, INC.Broker
November 1995 - July 1997 · 1 yr 8 mos
Vtr Capital, INC.Broker
November 1995 - November 1995 · 0 mos
L.C. Wegard & CO., INC.Broker
November 1992 - November 1995 · 3 yrs
State Registrations34 states
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Exams
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