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James Cole

29 Years of Experience
Short Hills, NJ
Broker

James Cole is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Short Hills, NJ, with 29 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

51 John F Kennedy Pkwy, Short Hills, NJ, 07078

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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
September 2005 - Present · 20 yrs 8 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
September 2005 - Present · 20 yrs 8 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
September 2005 - Present · 20 yrs 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Morgan Stanley
June 2002 - October 2005 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
September 2000 - October 2005 · 5 yrs 1 mo
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesBroker
June 1997 - January 2000 · 2 yrs 7 mos
AXA Advisors, LLCBroker
June 1997 - October 2000 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Oppenheimer & CO., INC.Broker
January 1997 - May 1997 · 4 mos
Maidstone Financial, INC.Broker
April 1996 - December 1996 · 8 mos
State Registrations37 states
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Exams
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