Bijan Pounaki
Bijan Pounaki is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Wilmette, IL, with 7 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management. Their firm serves 1,738,212 clients with $1500B in assets under management.
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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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Wilmette, IL
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Bijan is a director for Schoolroom Raising Group and owner of a future charitable organization, dedicating minimal time to each. He also owns Bijan A Pounaki LLC to hold personal assets and is a general partner/managing member of Maui of the Midwest, an e-commerce lifestyle brand, spending a few hours per week on the latter.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
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