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Clark Small

32 Years of Experience
Bellevue, WA
3 DisclosuresBroker

Clark Small is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Bellevue, WA, with 32 years of industry experience. Clark is also registered as a broker, so some compensation may come from commissions on products sold. Their practice areas include High Net Worth, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 1,838,984 clients with $1800B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
25502 advisors
Number of Clients
1,838,984 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$969K average
Assets Under Management
$1781.6B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)

Managed Account Advisors and Merrill Lynch charge an asset-based fee called the Account Fee, which consists of two parts:

  • Investment Management and Trust Fee — Paid to Bank of America for its services, with rates set in your client agreement and subject to negotiation based on your portfolio value and account size.
  • Style Manager Expense — Paid to the specific manager of your chosen strategy, generally ranging from 0.00% to 0.50% per year, and does not change based on portfolio size.

Total fees vary depending on the specific strategies and account size, and are deducted directly from your account on a regular basis.

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Location

10400 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA, 98004

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History

Regulatory History (3)
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Customer Dispute
January 2004
Settled
Customer Dispute
January 2002
Denied
Criminal
October 1990
Final Disposition
Other Business Activities

Clark is an employee of Sun Valley Company, where he does race competition set up on the mountain, involving physical labor. This takes about 10-20% of his time, including some time during trading hours.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
August 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 2 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
August 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 2 mos
Previous Registrations
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCBroker
February 2008 - September 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
February 2008 - September 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Wamu Investments, INC.
September 2006 - February 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos
Wamu Investments, INC.Broker
August 2002 - February 2008 · 5 yrs 6 mos
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.
July 2002 - September 2002 · 2 mos
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.Broker
July 2002 - September 2002 · 2 mos
Wm Financial Services, INC.
January 2002 - July 2002 · 6 mos
Wm Financial Services, INC.Broker
February 1998 - July 2002 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Seafirst Investment Services, INC.Broker
July 1995 - December 1997 · 2 yrs 5 mos
Smith Barney INC.Broker
June 1994 - July 1995 · 1 yr 1 mo
Dean Witter Reynolds INC.Broker
February 1994 - April 1994 · 2 mos
State Registrations33 states
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