Christiane Copeland

Advisor at Merrill — Durango, CO

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

38 years

Location

Durango, CO

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,558

Across 3,149 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Christiane Copeland is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She has been with Merrill Lynch since 1996 and is a qualified Portfolio Manager, offering clients guidance through personalized and defined investment strategies that may include individual stocks and bonds, Merrill Lynch model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. She is certified as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and holds the Personal Investment Advisor designation.

Chris focuses on a holistic approach to wealth management that considers various life factors influencing financial success. Her expertise includes college education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, tax minimization, retirement income, and managing portfolios. She collaborates with clients extensively to develop and implement tailored wealth management strategies and works alongside clients' legal and accounting professionals. Her approach includes ongoing account reviews to ensure alignment with clients' evolving goals.

Chris earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona following two years of basketball at Cochise College. She lives in Bellaire with her husband, Jim, and they have two children and three grandchildren. Her personal interests include hiking, jogging, cycling, and attending Houston Texans football games. She has been named to Forbes' "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list annually from 2019 through 2026.

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

Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy

Demographic focus

Women Professionals Women's Finance

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Location

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Durango, CO

Durango CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado · Texas

Work history

38 years of industry experience

Bank Of America, Na

2009 - Present • 17 years

Houston, TX

Merrill

1996 - Present • 30 years

Houston, TX

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Business activities & affiliations

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David B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Durango, CO

Summit Wealth Management

David Burgess Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Summit Capital Group LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at Secure American Insurance, LLC, Dearborn Street Advisors, LLC, and Mcalvany Wealth Management, LLP. In addition to his advisory work, Burgess is actively involved in insurance sales through Secure American Insurance. Summit Capital Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis with a value-oriented focus, offering model portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive growth and utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Rolfe S

Series 65

Ignacio, CO

Three Waters Financial

Rolfe Spiegel is a financial advisor at Three Waters Financial in Ignacio, CO, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes nearly two decades with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and ongoing roles at H&R Block and Three Waters Financial since 2021. Three Waters Financial provides tailored financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on fundamental security analysis, diversified portfolios, and tax-efficient strategies, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a small, personalized client roster.

Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Real estate investing General tax planning
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Travis C

Series 63, Series 66

Durango, CO

Ridgeline Asset Management, LLC

Travis Cook is a financial advisor with Ridgeline Asset Management, LLC in Durango, Colorado. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Avant Garde Advisors LLC and Wealthsource Partners, LLC. Ridgeline Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis with quantitative rules, managing concentrated, relationship-driven accounts without formal minimums.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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James B

CFP®, Series 65

Durango, CO

Intelligent Investment Management,Llp

James Brost is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Intelligent Investment Management, LLP since 2007. The firm provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Intelligent Investment Management manages approximately $104 million on a discretionary basis for about 105 clients, employing a long-term, broadly diversified strategic asset-allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical research methods.

General retirement planning General tax planning Real estate investing Private / alternative investments
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Weldon N

Series 65

Durango, CO

Iron River Capital LLC

Weldon Neff is a financial advisor at Iron River Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for over two decades in the 11th Judicial District and Magistrate Courts. Iron River Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans with portfolio management, account monitoring, and financial and estate planning services. The firm provides discretionary, long-term portfolio management emphasizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and other asset types, combining third-party manager selection with held-away asset management.

Annuities General estate planning guidance
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Shaun C

Series 66

Durango, CO

Iron River Capital LLC

Shaun Connolly is a financial advisor with Iron River Capital LLC in Durango, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Regulus Advisors, LLC and has been involved with Connolly Financial LLC since 2009. Outside of advising, he hosts a radio show and serves as an independent licensed insurance producer. Iron River Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans with discretionary, long-term portfolio management and financial planning. The firm combines third-party manager selection and held-away asset management with regular client communications.

Annuities General estate planning guidance
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