Bank of America Expands Unlimited Zero-Dollar Trades to All Merrill Edge Self-Directed Clients - Seite 2

Rewarding relationships – With more than 6 million members, Preferred Rewards is the first no-fee program of its kind that recognizes and rewards clients for choosing to do more across their Bank of America and Merrill accounts. The loyalty program’s unique relationship-based approach provides members extensive rewards and benefits across their deposit accounts, investments, credit cards, mortgages and auto loans, along with exclusive discounts and experiences. Members enjoy program benefits including credit card rewards bonuses, discounts on home and auto loans, monthly account maintenance fee waivers, and more.

Integrated banking and investing – Clients can access a full range of Bank of America banking products and Merrill investing strategies through a customizable dashboard – along with an integrated view of their banking and investment accounts. Clients can easily manage and transfer funds between their Bank of America banking and Merrill investment accounts in real time and with a single login.

Industry-leading client care – Merrill is continually recognized for client service, user experience and everyday banking rewards benefits. Most recently, the Merrill Investment Center was recognized for the ninth consecutive year by J.D. Power for providing "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience" for phone support.² The certification reflects Merrill’s ongoing commitment to industry-leading client care. Earlier this year, the company was also recognized in Barron’s 2019 Best Online Brokers review³ and the 2019 annual review by StockBrokers.com, which ranked Merrill Edge No. 1 for “Overall Client Experience” and highlighted Merrill Edge’s “award-winning customer service.”⁴

¹ Other fees may apply. Free and $0 means there is no commission charged for these trades. $0 option trades are subject to a $0.65 per-contract fee. Sales are subject to a transaction fee of between $0.01 and $0.03 per $1,000 of principal. There are costs associated with owning ETFs. To learn more about Merrill pricing, visit https://www.merrilledge.com/pricing.

² J.D. Power 2019 Certified Customer Service Program^SM recognition is based on successful completion of an evaluation and exceeding a customer satisfaction benchmark through a survey of recent servicing interactions. For more information, visit www.jdpower.com/ccc. Rankings and recognition from J.D. Power are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a current or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results, and such rankings should not be construed as an endorsement. Participation in this survey was paid for by Merrill.