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Donna L Akin

Advisor at Merrill — Gadsden, AL

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

30 years

Location

Gadsden, AL 35901

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,448

Across 3,107 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Donna Akin is a financial advisor with Merrill in Gadsden, Alabama, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2008. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

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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Commissions

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Location

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Gadsden, AL

224 Broad St

Gadsden AL 35901

Advisors at this office

10

Most active in

Alabama · Texas

Work history

30 years of industry experience

Merrill

2008 - Present • 18 years

Knoxville, AL

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Business activities & affiliations

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Tommie G

Series 63, Series 65

Gadsden, AL

Goggans Group Inc

Tommie Goggans is the sole advisor at Goggans Group Inc, an independent firm based in Gadsden, Alabama. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience, including 13 years with Goggans Group Inc. Goggans Group Inc is a fee-only investment adviser serving individual and small business clients with discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and primarily uses exchange-traded funds, supplemented by stocks and bonds, to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis while incorporating client preferences and market conditions.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Charles J

Series 65

Glencoe, AL

Longview Financial Advisors, Inc.

Charles Johnson is a financial advisor at Longview Financial Advisors, Inc. in Glencoe, AL, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Longview Financial Advisors since 2010. Longview Financial Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a research-driven, multi-asset class approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services, pension consulting, and planning-only engagements.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Tax strategies for small businesses Private / alternative investments Retired Founder/Business Owner
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John D

Series 66

Gadsden, AL

Level Four Advisory Services

John Day II is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bain & Company for seven years. His background also includes roles at AssetVault and the University of Virginia. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services through model portfolios, wrap platforms, and sub-advisors.

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Tax strategies for small businesses Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Bryan M

Series 63, Series 66

Gadsden, AL

T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc.

Bryan Mc Cain is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2017 and previously worked at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services from 2016 to 2017. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory service that combines financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The service targets individual investors and households aiming for retirement goals and features electronic enrollment and proprietary fund investments.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Roth conversion strategy Tax-loss harvesting Retired
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Brian N

Series 65, Series 63

Rainbow City, AL

Cetera

Brian Nelson is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at OSAIC, N&P Private Wealth Management, SagePoint Financial, and MWA Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-founder and board member of Mayhem Missions, a fitness-based nonprofit organization. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a range of portfolio management options and maintains over $256 billion in assets under management through more than 10,000 advisors.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Beverly B

Series 66

Gadsden, AL

Merrill

Beverly Boatwright is a financial advisor at Merrill with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc since 1988. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party teams.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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