Brian Lighty is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Chicago, IL, with 27 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

110 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60606

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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
November 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
June 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Icma-Rc Services, LLCBroker
November 2017 - March 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Lincoln Financial Distributors, INC.Broker
November 2013 - October 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos
Ing Financial Partners, INC.Broker
February 2012 - November 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos
Ing Financial Advisers, LLCBroker
April 2011 - November 2013 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
February 2011 - April 2011 · 2 mos
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, INC.Broker
February 2008 - April 2011 · 3 yrs 2 mos
Putnam Retail Management Limited PartnershipBroker
December 1998 - February 2008 · 9 yrs 2 mos
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