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Zafar Ghafoor

19 Years of Experience
Rolling Meadows, IL
Broker

Zafar Ghafoor is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Rolling Meadows, IL, with 19 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

1600 Golf Rd, Ci Relationship Management, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008

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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 Activities

Zafar owns Guideways International Inc, an online retail store, and spends minimal time on it. Zafar also has an unspecified, non-investment related activity that requires no time commitment.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
March 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos
Previous Registrations
Fifth Third Securities, INC.Broker
August 2015 - March 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
May 2007 - November 2014 · 7 yrs 6 mos
Citicorp Investment ServicesBroker
June 2006 - May 2007 · 11 mos
State Registrations53 states
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Exams
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