Stephen Porter
Stephen Porter is a registered investment advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, based in Saint Paul, MN, with 48 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.
Location
30 E 7th St, Saint Paul, MN, 55101
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March 2012Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Stephen is the trustee for his brother's irrevocable life insurance trust since 2015. He spends minimal time annually making insurance premium payments from gifts to the trust.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
Previous Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, INC.Broker
State Registrations34 states
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