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Carlos Alfredo Zepeda

Advisor at Merrill — Santa Maria, CA S Broadway

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

3 years

Location

Santa Maria, CA 93454

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,448

Across 3,107 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Carlos Zepeda is a financial advisor with Merrill in Santa Maria, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and Pacific Western Bank. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Client services

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Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Location

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Santa Maria, CA S Broadway

2060 S Broadway

Santa Maria CA 93454

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

3 years of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2025 - Present • 1 year

Santa Maria, CA

Merrill

2025 - Present • 1 year

Santa Maria, CA

Men's Wearhouse

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Santa Barbara, CA

Unemployed

2024 - 2024 • 1 year

Solvang, CA

Pacific Western Bank

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Solvang, CA

Unemployed

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Santa Maria, CA

GWFS Equities, Inc

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Santa Maria, CA

J.P. Morgan Securities

2019 - 2022 • 3 years

Goleta, CA

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

2019 - 2022 • 3 years

Goleta, CA

The Home Depot

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Goleta, CA

Lucky Brand

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Santa Barbara, CA

Men's Wearhouse

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Santa Barbara, CA

Abercrombie & Fitch

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Santa Barbara, CA

Unemployed

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Goleta, CA

Disclosures

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