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  "description": "Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a Bank of America Company, provides comprehensive financial advice, wealth management services, and investment solutions through dedicated advisors and online platforms. It assists clients with investment strategies, retirement planning, and general financial management.",
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    "category": "Wealth Management and Financial Services",
    "what_it_does": "Merrill Lynch Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial services, including personalized investment strategies, financial planning, investment advisory services, and brokerage services. They offer guidance from dedicated financial advisors to help clients manage and grow their wealth, plan for retirement, and address complex financial needs.",
    "primary_audience": "The primary audience includes high-net-worth and affluent individuals, families, and businesses seeking comprehensive financial services and personalized advisor relationships. Merrill also serves clients with varying asset levels through programs like Merrill Guided Investing and Merrill Edge Self-Directed.",
    "core_product": "Core products include investment advisory programs, financial planning, brokerage services, retirement planning, and access to a wide range of investment solutions such as stocks, options, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and alternative investments.",
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      "detail": "Merrill Lynch Wealth Management utilizes a segmented fee model that includes asset-based fees for investment advisory programs and per-trade charges for brokerage accounts. For investment advisory programs, fees are typically asset-based and can range from 0.45% annually for Merrill Guided Investing (online only) to up to 1.75% for personalized advisor-led programs, with some fees being negotiable."
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