Fern Schwartz
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Sarasota, FL
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
43 years
Fern Schwartz is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, bringing over four decades of experience in financial services since beginning her career in 1982 as a Merrill Financial Advisor. She has developed a practice serving over 150 individuals, multi-generational families, and small business clients. Fern's approach emphasizes listening intently, planning accordingly, and treating clients with integrity and respect.
Her expertise covers a wide range of client focus areas including college education planning, family wealth management strategies, LGBT wealth planning, retirement and philanthropic planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, women and wealth, investment strategy, and tax minimization. Fern holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a bachelor's degree with high honors from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Fern is actively engaged in community leadership and has served in various roles such as board member of the Magee Womens Research Foundation, and prior board membership and co-chair positions with organizations including Jewish Family and Children Services, Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children, Women’s Leadership Council for United Way in Pittsburgh, Jewish Women’s Foundation, and The Center for Women. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, photography, reading, traveling, and spending time with family.
Based on Merrill
$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)
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
Sarasota, FL
Connecticut · Florida · Pennsylvania · Texas
Bank Of America,Na
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
1982 - Present (44 years)
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