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David Cheng

18 Years of Experience
Palo Alto, CA
Broker

David Cheng is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Palo Alto, CA, with 18 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

3075 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94304

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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 IncorporatedBroker
September 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
September 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Prudential Financial Planning Services
December 2022 - August 2023 · 8 mos
Pruco Securities, LLC.Broker
December 2022 - August 2023 · 8 mos
Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors
December 2018 - January 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLCBroker
December 2018 - January 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo
U.S. Bancorp Investments, INC.
October 2018 - December 2018 · 2 mos
U.S. Bancorp Investments, INC.Broker
October 2018 - December 2018 · 2 mos
Bancwest Investment Services, INC.Broker
January 2014 - October 2018 · 4 yrs 9 mos
Bancwest Investment Services, INC. (bwis) and Bwis D/b/a Fhis
January 2014 - October 2018 · 4 yrs 9 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
January 2011 - January 2014 · 3 yrs
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCBroker
January 2011 - January 2014 · 3 yrs
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
June 2008 - January 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Wells Fargo Investments, LLCBroker
June 2008 - January 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Wamu Investments, INC.
October 2007 - June 2008 · 8 mos
Wamu Investments, INC.Broker
August 2007 - June 2008 · 10 mos
State Registrations1 state
CA
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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