David Tallman Shams
Advisor at Merrill — Denver, CO 17th St
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
7 years
Location
Denver, CO 80202
Merrill
Institution
David Shams is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, based in the Downtown Denver office where he also serves as Resident Director. He specializes in holistic life wealth management planning, particularly focusing on family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, non-profits, charitable planning, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, and portfolio management services. Lending services are provided through Bank of America, N.A. David holds the professional designations of CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).
David is a U.S. Army combat veteran and the oldest of five children. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Science in Geological Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition to his professional responsibilities, David is involved with military and veterans organizations and causes. His personal interests include camping, cooking, fishing, golfing, hiking, reading, and spending time with his family.
Based on Merrill
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Denver, CO 17th St
370 17th St
Denver CO 80202
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7 years of industry experience
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2018 - Present • 8 years
Denver, CO
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2018 - Present • 8 years
Denver, CO
UNC-Chapel Hill; Kenan-Flagler Business School
2016 - 2018 • 2 years
Chapel Hill, NC
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2016 - 2016 • 1 year
Landover, MD
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