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Desmond Bascombe

8 Years of Experience
Pembroke Pines, FL
Broker

Desmond Bascombe is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Pembroke Pines, FL, with 8 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

80 S Flamingo Rd, Pembroke Pines, FL, 33027

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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

Desmond is a car share partner with Turo since 2018, dedicating a few hours per week. He also owns real estate investments since 2020, spending about a quarter of his time overseeing business deals and managing properties.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
December 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.
February 2022 - December 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
January 2022 - December 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos
TD Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC
March 2020 - September 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos
TD Ameritrade, INC.
March 2020 - October 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos
TD Ameritrade, INC.Broker
March 2020 - July 2024 · 4 yrs 4 mos
MML Investors Services, LLC
October 2018 - March 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
July 2018 - March 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos
E*trade Securities LLCBroker
April 2016 - August 2016 · 4 mos
Wts Proprietary Trading Group LLCBroker
May 2013 - November 2013 · 6 mos
State Registrations9 states
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Exams
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