Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
250 Vesey Street
4 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10080
United States
Phone: 212-449-1000
Fax: 212-449-7357
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 59 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 6,100 retail banking offices, more than 18,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 25 million active users. Bank of America offers industry leading support to more than 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients in more than 150 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 83 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Following the combination with Merrill Lynch, Bank of America has become:
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The largest brokerage in the world, with more than 15,000 Financial Advisors and approximately $2.2 trillion in client assets
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A leading provider of global corporate and investment banking services, including commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity and global M&A
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A global leader in wealth management, private banking and retail brokerage
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Bank of America owns approximately 34% of the economic interest in BlackRock, an independent, publicly-traded investment management firm
Merrill Lynch – A Global Leader
Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s premier providers of wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Working with our clients as strategic partners, we create and execute winning solutions, which address our clients’ most pressing strategic, financial and investment needs—anywhere in the world. We stand apart by building and maintaining solid partnerships with clients. Merrill Lynch places our client relationships first and is proud to conduct our business based on five unwavering principles: Client Focus, Respect for the Individual, Teamwork, Responsible Citizenship, and Integrity.
Trusted Advisors
The world’s leading corporations, financial institutions and governments, as well as the top mutual funds, hedge funds, pensions and endowments, trust Merrill Lynch to help them solve problems and capitalize on opportunities.
Global Partners
More than 60,000 professionals in 40 countries combine local market expertise with Merrill Lynch’s substantial global product resources, technology and capital.
Culture of Innovation
For decades, we have pushed beyond the status quo to design new securities and improve existing structures; create sophisticated analytics and trading systems; structure landmark transactions; and help clients find the right strategies to improve performance.
Superior Execution
Leadership positions in our chosen markets enable us to anticipate market trends, see opportunities as they develop and execute cleanly.
Global Wealth & Investment Management
Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) provides comprehensive wealth management to affluent and high-net-worth clients. It also provides retirement and benefit plan services, philanthropic management and asset management to individuals and institutions.
Several GWIM businesses provide clients a premier level of wealth management and investment services by offering customized financial solutions designed to help them reach their goals. Clients have access to a range of services offered through the following service models:
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management provides clients a personalized financial review and hands-on advice and guidance through a network of approximately 15,000 Financial Advisors throughout the world. Clients with a personal wealth profile of at least $250,000 of investable assets can meet with a highly trained and thoughtfully prepared Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor who is committed to their needs and supported by the broad resources of Merrill Lynch. Clients can receive:
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A disciplined financial management approach that begins by fully comprehending their current financial situation and goals for the future.
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Customized, sophisticated financial strategies and solutions that go beyond investing in stocks and bonds to help address every aspect of their financial life.
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A wealth management framework for organizing and integrating all of their investment objectives.
Merrill Lynch Direct gives clients access to tools and information so they can make their own investment decisions. Clients can decide how much to save, how to allocate assets, when to buy and when to sell.
Private Banking and Investment Group (PBIG) provides tailored solutions to meet the sophisticated needs of ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Clients are served by more than 150 Private Wealth Advisor (PWA) teams across the country with access to an array of experts in areas such as investment management, concentrated stock management and intergenerational wealth transfer strategies.
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management provides comprehensive investment and wealth management solutions to wealthy and ultra-wealthy clients with investable assets of more than $3 million. The firm has 4,400 associates serving clients in more than 140 offices in 32 states across the country.
Products and Services
GWIM has one of the most robust and dynamic product and solution platforms across the industry. Drawing upon the breadth and depth of Merrill Lynch’s wealth management platform and with access to Bank of America’s comprehensive banking services, Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors can deliver strategies and solutions to help address every aspect of clients’ financial lives.
Products and services teams within GWIM include the following:
Global Client Coverage Group is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive referrals and client coverage capabilities to bring the full power of the combined company to clients.
Global Investment Solutions is responsible for managing GWIM’s financial products, including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, new issue, insurance, alternative investments and structured products.
GWIM Banking and Direct Investment Division is responsible for the overall strategy and direct management of deposit and credit products — from credit cards to sophisticated lending products — across GWIM. It also includes all phone and online channels that serve GWIM clients.
Retirement & Philanthropic Services (RPS) provides administration, recordkeeping, custodial, communication, consulting and execution services to businesses, organizations, their employees and members in connection with approximately 40,000 workplace-based benefit plans.