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Eric Kyle Willis

Advisor at Merrill — Temecula, CA Better World Cir

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

16 years

Location

Temecula, CA 92590

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,478

Across 3,094 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Eric Willis is a financial advisor with Merrill in Temecula, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Bank of America and Merrill for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, Willis serves as a general partner of the SoCal Nationals Scout Program, where he dedicates time to coaching and training club baseball teams. 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 offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, combining internal and third-party management with support in trading, administration, and custody.

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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Location

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Temecula, CA Better World Cir

3 Better World Cir

Temecula CA 92590

Advisors at this office

20

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

16 years of industry experience

BANK of AMERICA, N.A.

2016 - Present • 10 years

Temecula, CA

Merrill

2016 - Present • 10 years

Temecula, CA

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Brent L

Series 66

Temecula, CA

Granite Wealth Advisors

Brent Lowe is a financial advisor with Granite Wealth Advisors in Temecula, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Granite Wealth Advisors since 2018 and previously spent eight years at Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc. Granite Wealth Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and oversight of third-party subadvisers, managing diversified, risk-based portfolios with a strategic asset-allocation approach and ongoing monitoring.

Charitable giving & philanthropy Retirement income strategy General retirement planning
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Scott W

Series 66

Fallbrook, CA

WealthLynk, Inc.

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Retirement income strategy Income planning General tax planning Passive / index investing
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Nalin B

Series 63, Series 66

Murrieta, CA

Fireplace Financial Inc

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Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Charitable giving & philanthropy Business succession planning General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Executive Founder/Business Owner Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement Parents
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Jared F

Series 65

Murrieta, CA

The DR Team

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Student loan debt College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Doctor or Medical Professional
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Rick A

CFP®, Series 63

Fallbrook, CA

Wealth One Advisors

Rick Alvarado is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth One Advisors since 2000 and has a prior affiliation with LPL Financial dating back to 1993. Rick is based in Fallbrook, CA, and holds the Series 63 license. Wealth One Advisors provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and certain pension or profit-sharing plans, with a focus on retirement, estate, and protection planning. The firm offers written plans and consulting engagements without managing client assets, using both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies that emphasize long-term asset allocation and periodic rebalancing.

General retirement planning Social Security optimization General tax planning Long-term care insurance
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Darren S

CFA®

Fallbrook, CA

Yorkville Capital Management LLC

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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