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Gavin Barford

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Fort Myers, FL 33908

Credentials

Series 66

About

Gavin Barford is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Merrill in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and has approximately one year of experience in the industry. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Cetera Wealth Services, and WealthCare Inc. Barford has also been involved with several educational and community organizations, including Ave Maria University and Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Merrill serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and tax-efficient investment strategies, supported by its integration with Bank of America’s broader banking and capital-markets platform.

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

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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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

16020 San Carlos Blvd

Fort Myers, FL 33908

Most active in

Florida · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2026 - Present (1 year)

Merrill

2026 - Present (1 year)

Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

2025 - 2026 (1 year)

WealthCare Inc.

2025 - 2026 (1 year)

Ave Maria University

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Ave Maria University

2022 - 2024 (2 years)

St. John's summer camp

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

Anderson Family Enterprises, LLC DBA Anderson Law

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

The Tackle Box

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

College of Southern Maryland

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

St Marys Ryken Inc

2017 - 2021 (4 years)

Unemployed

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

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