James Wright III
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
9 years
James Wright is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He operates out of Merrill's offices in Pasadena, California, Los Angeles, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. James has been with Merrill Lynch since 1997, providing clients with personalized financial strategies tailored to their individual goals.
James holds multiple professional designations, including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ (CRPC), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) awarded through the Investment Management Consultants Association and Wharton Business School, Certified 401(k) Professional (CKP), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota. His expertise encompasses customized retirement planning, corporate stock options, 10(b)5-1 plans, concentrated stock positions, alternative investments, estate-planning issues, money management, and executive and corporate services such as qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, ESOPs, ESPPs, Defined Benefit Institutional Consulting, and liability management.
James emphasizes establishing clear client objectives and developing tailored strategies by understanding each client’s specific needs and biases. Through an unbiased manager selection process, he leverages both traditional and alternative investment managers to provide personalized advice and specialized investment services for sophisticated investors and their families.
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
1276 Metropolitan Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Florida · Texas
BANK of AMERICA, N.A.
2016 - Present (10 years)
Merrill
2016 - Present (10 years)
Unemployed
2016 - 2016 (1 year)
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