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Chris Bettencourt

32 Years of Experience
Boston, MA
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Chris Bettencourt is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Boston, MA, 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

100 Federal St, Boston, MA, 02110

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
November 1997
Denied
Other Business Activities

Chris is a sole proprietor of Blufish, playing music. This takes a few hours per week and is not investment-related.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
March 2004 - Present · 22 yrs 2 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
March 2004 - Present · 22 yrs 2 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
March 2004 - Present · 22 yrs 2 mos
Previous Registrations
Morgan Stanley
July 1994 - March 2004 · 9 yrs 8 mos
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
September 1993 - March 2004 · 10 yrs 6 mos
State Registrations53 states
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Exams
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