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Christopher Rayne Dunnavant

Advisor at Merrill — Orlando, FL 14374 Narcoossee Rd

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

34 years

Location

Orlando, FL 32832

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,448

Across 3,093 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Christopher Dunnavant is a financial advisor at Merrill with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill and Bank of America since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he owns CR Wildlife Services, a sole proprietorship providing wildlife products and related consulting, and serves as a board member of the McCormick Research Institute, which focuses on expanding access to equine-assisted therapies for veterans and individuals with special needs. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, offers managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients via the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm provides model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

Client services

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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 Wealth management

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Location

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Orlando, FL 14374 Narcoossee Rd

14374 Narcoossee Rd

Orlando FL 32832

Advisors at this office

10

Most active in

Florida · Texas

Work history

34 years of industry experience

Bank of America, NA

2009 - Present • 17 years

Celebration, FL

Merrill

2009 - Present • 17 years

Merritt Island, FL

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Mark A

Series 66, Series 7

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Dean E

Series 65, CRPC®

Orlando, FL

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Matthew H

Series 65

Orlando, FL

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Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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Jeffrey G

CFP®, CFA®, Series 66

Orlando, FL

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Cuong L

Series 65

Orlando, FL

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Kervin A

Series 65

Orlando, FL

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Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner Retired
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