Preston Ptak is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Akron, OH, 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.

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

4000 Embassy Pkwy, Akron, OH, 44333

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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
Previous Registrations
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors
January 2022 - March 2022 · 2 mos
Triad Advisors LLCBroker
June 2020 - April 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos
The Huntington Investment CompanyBroker
April 2019 - June 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos
Huntington Financial Advisors
April 2019 - June 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.
November 2018 - April 2019 · 5 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
September 2018 - April 2019 · 7 mos
State Registrations39 states
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Exams
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