Joseph Wathen is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Chicago, IL, 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

540 W Madison St, Chicago, IL, 60661

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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
December 2025 - Present · 9 mos
Previous Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
February 2019 - February 2024 · 5 yrs
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
February 2019 - February 2024 · 5 yrs
Cetera Investment Services LLCBroker
July 2018 - February 2019 · 7 mos
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
July 2018 - February 2019 · 7 mos
Huntington Financial Advisors
September 2017 - July 2018 · 10 mos
The Huntington Investment CompanyBroker
September 2017 - July 2018 · 10 mos
PNC InvestmentsBroker
August 2016 - May 2017 · 9 mos
J.P. Morgan Securities LLCBroker
August 2015 - July 2016 · 11 mos
State Registrations1 state
IL
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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