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Ricardo Vazquez

30 Years of Experience
Guaynabo, PR
17 DisclosuresBroker

Ricardo Vazquez is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Guaynabo, PR, with 30 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

15 2nd St / 15 Calle 2, Guaynabo, PR, 00968

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History

Regulatory History (17)
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Customer Dispute
March 2021
Settled
Customer Dispute
August 2019
Settled
Customer Dispute
January 2019
Settled
Customer Dispute
November 2018
Settled
Customer Dispute
April 2018
Settled
Customer Dispute
April 2018
Settled
Customer Dispute
February 2018
Settled
Customer Dispute
December 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
December 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
December 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
August 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
July 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
May 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
June 2016
Settled
Customer Dispute
September 2014
Settled
Customer Dispute
August 2014
Settled
Customer Dispute
February 2003
Denied
Other Business Activities

Ricardo is involved in several outside business activities, including real estate properties through Beach View LLC, building cleaning services and property management through RB Ricman LLC, and providing advice to Rio Blanco, a real estate LLC. He also acts as director for his children's LLCs, Palmer Mango LLC and K.M. LLC, to manage their investments in US stocks for inheritance purposes.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
December 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 5 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
December 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 5 mos
Previous Registrations
Santander Securities
January 2015 - December 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos
Santander Securities LLCBroker
February 2000 - December 2016 · 16 yrs 10 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
September 1995 - February 2000 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Smith Barney INC.Broker
June 1995 - August 1995 · 2 mos
State Registrations18 states
AZCACOCTDCFLGAMDMINJNYOHPRSCTXVAWIWY
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Exams
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