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Jayesh Bhikha Bhakta Bhakta

Advisor at Merrill — Katy, TX Spring Green Blvd

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

< 1 year

Location

Katy, TX 77494

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,562

Across 3,162 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Jayesh Bhakta Bhakta is a financial advisor with Merrill and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Merrill since 2022 and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. beginning in 2026. Outside of finance, he has experience running lodging businesses and homemaking activities. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

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 Wealth management

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Location

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Katy, TX Spring Green Blvd

9410 Spring Green Blvd

Katy TX 77494

Advisors at this office

1

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Texas

Work history

< 1 year of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2026 - Present • 1 year

Houston, TX

Merrill

2022 - Present • 4 years

Houston, TX

Homemaking

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

McDonough, GA

Gita Lodging LLC

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Barnesville, GA

Homemaking

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Barnesville, GA

Villagers Lodging Group LLC

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Houston, TX

Houston Community College

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Houston, TX

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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

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Concurrent Wealth Management

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Series 66, Series 7, AAMS®, CRPC®

Sugar Land, TX

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Wealth management General retirement planning Income planning Social Security optimization General tax planning Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Oil & Gas Self-Employed
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CFP®, Series 66

Katy, TX

Edward Jones

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Series 63, Series 65

Sugar Land, TX

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Options & derivatives strategies
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CFP®, Series 66

Katy, TX

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Concentrated stock management
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Sanjay G

Series 65

Sugarland, TX

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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