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Daniel Anthony Cota

Advisor at Merrill — Dana Point, CA Golden Lantern St

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

29 years

Location

Dana Point, CA 92629

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,478

Across 3,103 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Daniel Cota is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill and Bank of America since 2016 and was previously with Minnesota Life Insurance Co from 2012 to 2016. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

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

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Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Location

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Dana Point, CA Golden Lantern St

32595 Golden Lantern St

Dana Point CA 92629

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

29 years of industry experience

Merrill

2016 - Present • 10 years

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Bank of America, N.A.

2016 - Present • 10 years

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Minnesota LIfe Insurance CO

2012 - 2016 • 4 years

St Paul, MN

PRUCO Securities, LLC.

2009 - 2012 • 3 years

Irvine, CA

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Series 66

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Gary M

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

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General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Active portfolio management

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CFP®

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General retirement planning Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Founder/Business Owner
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Clark W

Series 63, Series 66

San Clemente, CA

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CFP®

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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Wealth management
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