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Michael Ginestro

18 Years of Experience
Los Angeles, CA
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Michael Ginestro is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Los Angeles, CA, with 18 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

Los Angeles, CA

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
May 2025
Pending
Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
October 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
October 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos
Previous Registrations
MML Investors Services, LLC
May 2020 - September 2020 · 4 mos
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
February 2020 - September 2020 · 7 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
March 2004 - September 2008 · 4 yrs 6 mos
Uboc Investment Services, INC.Broker
October 1999 - January 2004 · 4 yrs 3 mos
Dean Witter Reynolds INC.Broker
July 1997 - October 1999 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Oppenheimer & CO., INC.Broker
August 1994 - October 1995 · 1 yr 2 mos
State Registrations52 states
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