Eric Scott Payne
Advisor at Merrill — Indianapolis, IN E 96th St
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
26 years
Location
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Merrill
Institution
Eric Payne is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been with Merrill Lynch since 1999 and leads a team with more than 200 years of combined experience. Eric and his team specialize in providing affluent families with services including tax minimization strategies, cash flow management, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Eric holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus on accounting from Butler University. His areas of client focus include college education planning, executive compensation, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, socially responsible and values-based investing, as well as wealth management for women.
Outside of his professional life, Eric and his wife Leah have four children and reside in Carmel, Indiana. He enjoys basketball, golfing, music, spending time with his family, tennis, and watching movies.
Based on Merrill
SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Indianapolis, IN E 96th St
510 E 96th St
Indianapolis IN 46240
Advisors at this office
103
Florida · Indiana · Texas
26 years of industry experience
Bank Of America, N.a.
2009 - Present • 17 years
Indianapolis, IN
Merrill
1999 - Present • 27 years
Indianapolis, IN
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