Tara Busby is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Melville, NY, with 26 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

300 Broadhollow Rd, Melville, NY, 11747

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
March 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 2 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
March 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 2 mos
Previous Registrations
Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyBroker
June 2009 - June 2010 · 1 yr
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
November 2007 - June 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
November 1999 - July 2006 · 6 yrs 8 mos
Morgan Stanley & CO., IncorporatedBroker
April 1999 - August 1999 · 4 mos
Deutsche Bank Securities INC.Broker
February 1997 - April 1999 · 2 yrs 2 mos
State Registrations33 states
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Exams
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