Christopher Combs
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
17 years
Christopher Combs is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, serving clients in the Durham area since joining the firm in 2008. He focuses on developing goals-based financial strategies tailored to clients’ unique situations and motivations, with expertise in education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, retirement income, philanthropic planning, socially responsible investing, and tax minimization. Christopher partners with his colleague Cindy Clark to provide attentive, client-centered advice, aiming to be a trusted resource throughout clients’ financial journeys and life events.
Christopher holds multiple professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC), Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Duke University, where he studied sociology with a Markets and Management certificate. Prior to his financial advising career, Christopher played in the NFL and later coached at Duke. He maintains active involvement in professional and community organizations such as the Durham-Orange Estate Planning Council and The Summit Church.
Outside of work, Christopher resides in Durham with his wife, Angela, and their three children. He supports Duke University athletics and enjoys coaching his children in sports as well as participating in YMCA Y Guides. His community involvement has included roles on boards and committees for organizations such as the Downtown Durham Rotary Club, Maureen Joy Charter School, The Summit Church, and Zoweh Ministries.
Based on Merrill
$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)
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
1414 Raleigh Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
North Carolina · Texas
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill Lynch
2008 - Present (18 years)
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