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Karen Shahinian

25 Years of Experience
Irvine, CA
BrokerSells Insurance

Karen Shahinian is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Irvine, CA, with 25 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

100 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA, 92618

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

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

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Karen is an independent life agent for a couple of term accounts, starting in 2000. She also receives term life insurance trailers as a writing agent for Protective Life since 2010, dedicating minimal time annually to this activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
July 2012 - Present · 14 yrs
Previous Registrations
Investment Advisors
August 2000 - September 2010 · 10 yrs 1 mo
Proequities, INC.Broker
June 2000 - September 2010 · 10 yrs 3 mos
Money Concepts Capital CORPBroker
October 1998 - June 2000 · 1 yr 8 mos
West America Securities CORPBroker
January 1997 - May 1997 · 4 mos
State Registrations28 states
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Exams
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