Merrill Lynch Magowan

Founder at San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc.

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Mr. Merrill L.
Magowan is a Founder at San Francisco Sentry Investment Group.
Until the formation of Magowan Investment Co. in 1982, he spent his entire career with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith.
Following his initial training, he became an Account Executive in New York City, dealing with both local and international individuals and institutions.
In 1971, Mr. Magowan became Sales Manager of the San Francisco office, and in 1975, he opened a new office for the firm in Carmel, CA.
He was appointed Managing Director of Marketing in 1978, and he developed new sources of revenue and coordinated the delivery of products & services to the corporate market.
In 1982, he founded the Magowan Investment Co., which became the Magowan Dirickson Investment Company in 1990.
He served on the Board of Directors of Safeway stores from 1968 to 1986.
He has served on the boards of 20 non-profit organizations and is the current Chairman of the Board of the Marine Mammal Center and Chairman of the National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Mr. Magowan received his B.A.
from Yale University in 1960.

Merrill Lynch Magowan active positions

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San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc. San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc. (San Francisco Sentry) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Merrill Magowan and Richard Dirickson Jr. in 1993. San Francisco Sentry provides investment advisory and management services to individuals, high net worth-individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans and charitable organizations.	Founder	1992-12-31

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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.	Sales & Marketing	1981-12-31
Phoenix Network, Inc. Phoenix Network, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), Phoenix Network, Inc. provides long distance telecommunications management services. The company is based in Golden, CO. Phoenix Network was acquired by Qwest Communications International, Inc., part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) from April 01, 2011 on March 31, 1998 for $31.16 million. The company was founded by Mark E. Hawn.	Director/Board Member	-

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San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc. San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance San Francisco Sentry Investment Group, Inc. (San Francisco Sentry) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Merrill Magowan and Richard Dirickson Jr. in 1993. San Francisco Sentry provides investment advisory and management services to individuals, high net worth-individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans and charitable organizations.	Finance
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.	Finance
Phoenix Network, Inc. Phoenix Network, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), Phoenix Network, Inc. provides long distance telecommunications management services. The company is based in Golden, CO. Phoenix Network was acquired by Qwest Communications International, Inc., part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) from April 01, 2011 on March 31, 1998 for $31.16 million. The company was founded by Mark E. Hawn.	Communications

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