Fern Grossman Schwartz
Advisor at Merrill — Sarasota, FL
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
43 years
Location
Sarasota, FL
Merrill
Institution
Fern Schwartz is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, bringing over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry since beginning her career in 1982 as a Merrill Financial Advisor. Throughout her career, Fern has built a practice serving more than 150 individuals, multi-generational families, and small business clients by focusing on their unique challenges and goals in areas including college education planning, family wealth management, LGBT wealth and personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, and tax minimization.
Fern graduated with high honors from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in business and holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. She has received multiple firm recognitions for her service and leads her practice according to a philosophy of integrity, respect, and personalized client engagement.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Fern is actively involved in community leadership. She has served on the boards of the Magee Womens Research Foundation, Jewish Family and Children Services, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Women’s Leadership Council for United Way in Pittsburgh. She has also co-chaired the Jewish Women’s Foundation and The Center for Women. Outside of work, Fern enjoys gardening, traveling, reading, photography, and spending time with her family. Her husband Steve was part of the practice for 20 years before retiring in 2024, and their son Zach joined The Schwartz Group as a Financial Advisor in 2021.
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.
Sarasota, FL
Sarasota FL
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8
Connecticut · Florida · Pennsylvania · Texas
43 years of industry experience
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2009 - Present • 17 years
Pittsburgh, PA
Merrill
1982 - Present • 44 years
Pittsburgh, PA
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