Mark Nickel

JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC (JPMPWA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Formerly known as First Republic Investment Management, Inc., the firm was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of First Republic Bank (OTCMKTS: FRCB) (FRB). In May 2023, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) (JPM) acquired the substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities of FRB. Following the acquisition, the firm became a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of JPM. JPMPWA provides full-service personalized wealth management solutions for individuals, trusts, families, foundations, endowments, pensions, defined contribution plans, profit-sharing plans, banks, for-profit and not-for-profit institutions and other business entities.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).