Carson E Mcdaniel
Advisor at Merrill — Charlotte, NC S Tryon
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
26 years
Location
Charlotte, NC 28255
Merrill
Institution
Carson Mcdaniel is a Wealth Management Advisor and Managing Director with The McDaniel/Lewer/Hellman Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He assists clients in developing and implementing long-term financial strategies to manage their personal and business finances, including focusing on estate planning and collaborating with clients' tax and legal specialists to develop comprehensive estate and wealth management plans. Carson is a qualified Portfolio Manager who provides traditional advice and guidance, as well as manages personalized or defined investment strategies on a discretionary basis that may incorporate individual stocks, options, bonds, model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.
Carson holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Oklahoma State University and completed an accredited certificate program at Yale University. He carries several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 2005, he worked for five years as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley and spent two years on the trading floor at Dynegy in Houston, TX.
Outside of his professional role, Carson is active in community and industry organizations including serving on the regional board of College Golf Fellowship and the OSU Spears School of Business Mentoring Program. He participates in the Merrill Christian Focus Group leadership council, is a Golf Digest Panelist, and is involved with Iron Sharpens Iron Ministries and Gospel Patrons. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife Carol and their two sons, Parker and Dalton, and pursues interests such as golf, reading, and traveling.
Based on Merrill
SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Charlotte, NC S Tryon
620 S Tryon
Charlotte NC 28202
Advisors at this office
211
North Carolina · South Carolina · Texas
26 years of industry experience
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present • 15 years
Charlotte, NC
Merrill
2005 - Present • 21 years
Charlotte, NC
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