Jacob Rhoads
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Charlotte, NC 28255
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
3 years
Jacob Rhoads is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in helping professionals, families, and business owners build wealth, reduce taxes, and secure their financial future. He offers personalized strategies focused on education planning, equity compensation services, family wealth management, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, and tax minimization. Jacob works closely with clients approaching or navigating important financial decisions tied to career changes, retirement timing, or investment account consolidation.
His approach emphasizes clarity and simplicity, starting with understanding clients' goals, risk tolerance, and values to craft tailored financial plans. Jacob assists clients with retirement planning, workplace investment account consolidation, managing concentrated stock exposure, structuring investments with long-term goals and tax awareness, and coordinating family financial planning. As part of Bank of America and Merrill, he offers access to a broad range of planning resources, investment capabilities, and banking solutions.
Jacob holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Carolina and has earned professional designations including the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, golfing, reading, skiing, spending time with his family, and watching movies.
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
620 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28255
North Carolina · Ohio · Texas
Bank of America, N.A.
2022 - Present (4 years)
Merrill
2022 - Present (4 years)
Merrill
2021 - 2021 (1 year)
Coastal Flow, LLC
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
VBH Technologies Inc
2020 - 2022 (2 years)
Self-employed
2019 - 2019 (1 year)
Carolina Callers
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
University of South Carolina
2018 - 2022 (4 years)
Unemployed
2018 - 2018 (1 year)
Hilsinger Management
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Western Hills Country Club
2016 - 2016 (1 year)
Elder High School
2014 - 2018 (4 years)
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