Merrill Edge

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  Merrill Lynch Boosts Client Minimum, Earns Expert’s Kudos

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 5, 2012

  The move to raise the minimum household asset level to $250,000 comes as the Bank of America unit seeks further ways of increasing profits for its high-net-worth and mass-affluent operations.

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  BofA to Add 160 Merrill Edge Advisors in Southwest

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2011

  Bank of America said Monday that it planned to add 160 Merrill Edge Financial Solutions Advisors in the Southwest by the end of March 2012 and named several managers to help it grow the business in this market.

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  Merrill Edge Report: Mass Affluent Seeking More Advice, Tightening Wallets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2011

  The latest survey finds that 63% of mass-affluent investors turn to advisors and others for financial guidance, up from 53% about six months ago.

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  BofA-Merrill Strikes Back, Snags Credit Suisse, Wells Advisors With $1.5B

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 31, 2011

  After losing a $1 billion team to Morgan Stanley, Merrill acts, then also hires 27 advisors for Merrill Edge.

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  Breakaway Brokers: More Hype Than Truth, Says Expert

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 13, 2011

  Very few wirehouse advisors move to go independent each year, says Chip Roame of Tiburon Strategic Advisors at the group’s San Francisco conference.

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  BofA Adds 38 Advisors to Merrill Edge

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 31, 2011

  Bank of America has hired 38 Merrill Edge advisors serving mass-affluent clients in and around Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia. The hiring is part of BofA-Merrill’s plan to nearly double the number of Financial Solutions Advisors to 1,000-plus by year-end.

• BofA to Expand Merrill Edge Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2011

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  Bank of America to Double Size of Merrill Edge Advisor Group

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 21, 2011

  The mass-affluent group should have 1,000 advisors by year-end

• What Keeps Affluent Investors 'Up at Night?'

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  July 29, 2010

  The list of worries broadens and deepens.