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Aaron Lestage

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Katy, TX 77450

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

5 years

About

Aaron Lestage is a financial advisor with Merrill based in Katy, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill since 2015. Outside of finance, he was involved with Dynamic Fitness from 2015 to 2017. Merrill serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm combines investment management through multiple program strategies with support from its affiliated broker-dealer and investment adviser, leveraging its integration with Bank of America’s broader capital-markets platform.

Client services

Based on Merrill

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

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated

Location

20003 Katy Fwy

Katy, TX 77450

Most active in

Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2015 - Present (11 years)

Merrill

2015 - Present (11 years)

Dynamic Fitness

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

Disclosures

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