Eric Gauster
Eric Gauster is a registered investment advisor at Oppenheimer & CO. INC., based in Fort Myers, FL, with 31 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 37,605 clients with $32B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
Oppenheimer offers several investment management programs with different fee structures:
- Fahnestock Asset Management (FAM): Fees up to 2.5% of your portfolio. Commissions are also charged on certain FAM accounts.
- Alpha: Clients pay brokerage commissions and ticket/handling charges on securities transactions.
- Preference: Fees up to 2.25% of your portfolio. Additional charges may apply based on trading activity.
Minimum account sizes vary depending on the program and the types of investments included in the account. The minimum annual fee for FAM and Preference accounts is $250, but this is waived if the account is at least $50,000 or household advisory accounts are at least $250,000.
Location
6700 Daniels Parkway, Ste 1, Fort Myers, FL, 33912
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Regulatory History (6)
Regulatory
March 2016Customer Dispute
March 2012Employment Separation After Allegations
March 2006Customer Dispute
June 2003Customer Dispute
July 2002Customer Dispute
December 2000Other Business Activities
Eric acts as trustee for his niece and nephew's trust accounts. He anticipates spending minimal time on this activity.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
Legg Mason Wood Walker, IncorporatedBroker
Salomon Smith Barney INC.Broker
State Registrations27 states
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