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Jeffrey Fontes

31 Years of Experience
Providence, RI
3 DisclosuresBroker

Jeffrey Fontes is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Providence, RI, with 31 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

1 Financial Plaza, Providence, RI, 02903

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History

Regulatory History (3)
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Customer Dispute
June 2009
Settled
Customer Dispute
October 2008
Denied
Customer Dispute
June 1998
Settled
Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
October 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
October 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
October 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.
December 2004 - October 2009 · 4 yrs 10 mos
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.Broker
December 2004 - October 2009 · 4 yrs 10 mos
Ifmg Securities, INC.
October 2004 - December 2004 · 2 mos
Ifmg Securities, INC.Broker
October 2004 - December 2004 · 2 mos
Invest Financial Corporation
April 2003 - October 2004 · 1 yr 6 mos
Invest Financial CorporationBroker
November 2002 - October 2004 · 1 yr 11 mos
Morgan Stanley
January 1997 - December 2002 · 5 yrs 11 mos
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
July 1995 - December 2002 · 7 yrs 5 mos
MML Investors Services, INC.Broker
October 1993 - December 1994 · 1 yr 2 mos
State Registrations23 states
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