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Daniel Byrd II

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Wyandotte, MI 48192

Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

20 years

About

Daniel Byrd II is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2018, following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and National Planning Corporation. Byrd also serves as a successor trustee for a discretionary trust in Howell, Michigan. Merrill serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and tax-focused investment strategies, supported by integration with Bank of America’s broader banking and capital markets platform.

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

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management

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

2912 Biddle Ave

Wyandotte, MI 48192

Most active in

Michigan · Texas

Work history

Merrill

2018 - Present (8 years)

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

National Planning Corporation

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Disclosures

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