James Spanarkel
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Paramus, NJ 07652
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
42 years
James Spanarkel is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a Global Institutional Consultant with the Merrill Institutional Consulting Group, part of Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division. He has worked with both nonprofit and for-profit institutional clients, assisting them with a broad range of institutional needs including retirement and benefit planning, consulting services, philanthropic management, investment management, and guidance. Additionally, he develops comprehensive financial strategies for high net worth families and individuals, focusing on retirement planning and forecasting, asset preservation, and estate strategies.
Before joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 1984, Spanarkel was a professional basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. He graduated from Duke University in 1979 and was recognized as a first team Academic All-American Basketball Player in 1978 and 1979. He holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP), Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®), Certified Investment Management Consultant® (CIMC®), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR™ (CPFA), Merrill Institutional Consultant (MIC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC).
Spanarkel has been a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the New Jersey chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Investments & Wealth Institute™. He serves as a board member of the Board of Trustees for the Independent College Fund of New Jersey and was previously a board member for the Upper Montclair Country Club. His personal interests include basketball, golfing, swimming, and spending time with his 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
115 W Century Rd
Paramus, NJ 07652
New Jersey · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
1984 - Present (42 years)
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