Dwayne Ross

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Aspen, CO

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

37 years

About

Dwayne Ross is a Senior Financial Advisor with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has served in various roles including Senior Vice President Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 1999 to 2012 and First Vice President Financial Consultant at Dean Witter & Prudential Securities from 1989 to 1999. He currently assists families, individuals, and business owners in developing long-term financial strategies.

Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Florida, earned in 1985. He holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). His areas of focus include college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, managing new wealth, and retirement income.

Residing in Davie, Florida with his wife and two children, Mr. Ross participates in local community events and supports schools with their math and business curriculums. He enjoys antiquing, biking, hiking, and skiing.

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

Family Business Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Divorce financial planning Multi-generational wealth transfer

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Parents Married/Couples/Partners

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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

Aspen, CO

Most active in

Colorado · Florida · Texas

Work history

Bank Of America, N.a.

2013 - Present (13 years)

Merrill

2012 - Present (14 years)

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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John C

CFP®, Series 63

Snowmass Village, CO

Aspen Financial, Inc.

John Coulter is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Aspen Financial, Inc., including its prior name Coulter Investment Management, Inc., since 1989. The firm operates independently out of Snowmass Village, CO, with Coulter as its sole advisor. Aspen Financial, Inc. provides fee-based, discretionary asset management and portfolio services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, managing risks explicitly, and operates without receiving external compensation for securities sales.

Active portfolio management
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Julie M

Series 63, Series 65

Aspen, CO

Suarum Investment Management, LLC

Julie Muraco is a financial advisor at Suarum Investment Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Capital Ideas, Inc., Greenwich Investment Management, Weild & Co., Arrowmark Partners, Stonecastle Securities, and StoneCastle Partners. She also serves as a consultant for business and capital markets through her sole proprietorship, Praeditis Group LLC. Suarum Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for institutional and pooled clients, including family offices, foundations, endowments, corporations, and high-net-worth investors. The firm employs a research-driven investment process that integrates qualitative and quantitative analysis, machine-learning models, and proprietary portfolio optimization, with a niche focus on private activity municipal bonds and public-private partnership financing.

Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management Wealth management
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Adam S

Series 63, Series 65

Aspen, CO

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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Lawrence B

Series 66

Meredith, CO

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General retirement planning
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Eric R

Series 65

Aspen, CO

Vineyard Capital Management LLC

Eric Reische is a financial advisor at Vineyard Capital Management LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Aspen Skiing Company since 1998, where he serves as a snowmaking controller. Vineyard Capital Management provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing primarily on equities through a non-discretionary investment approach that combines charting, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm emphasizes individualized Investment Policy Statements and regular portfolio monitoring without placing trades on behalf of clients.

Active portfolio management
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John C

Series 65

Aspen, CO

Colver Asset Management, LLC

John Colver is the sole advisor at Colver Asset Management, LLC in Aspen, Colorado. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Colver Asset Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individual investors and trusts. The firm manages approximately $24 million across 16 client accounts, focusing on long-term growth through individualized portfolios that include equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities.

Wealth management
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