Damian Brown

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Riverside, CA 92507

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

26 years

About

Damian Brown is a Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Riverside, California. He began his career with Merrill Lynch in 1999 and is a member of Brown & Associates, focusing on investment planning, portfolio construction, and customization. Damian provides clients with traditional financial advice, as well as developing and managing custom investment strategies by selecting from a broad array of Merrill Lynch model portfolios and third-party investment options. In his role as a specially qualified Senior Portfolio Advisor, he may also manage client investment strategies on a discretionary basis through the firm’s Investment Advisory Program.

Damian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from California State University of San Bernardino. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and holds additional professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). His client focus areas include college education planning, divorce transition planning, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, and retirement income.

Damian resides in Rancho Cucamonga, California with his wife, Kerri Ann, and their daughter. His personal interests include biking, boating, cooking, gardening, music, traveling, watching movies, and spending time with his family.

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 Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Divorce financial planning

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

3550 Vine St

Riverside, CA 92507

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

Bank of America,N.A.

2011 - Present (15 years)

Merrill

1999 - Present (27 years)

Disclosures

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