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John William Mc Bride

Advisor at Merrill — Braintree, MA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

1 year

Location

Braintree, MA 02184

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,560

Across 3,166 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

John Mc Bride is a financial advisor at Merrill with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Merrill and Bank of America, he gained experience at Morgan Stanley and Claro Advisors. Outside of finance, he has worked in the hospitality sector with Cityside Tavern and Mile 22 Inc. 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. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party teams.

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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Braintree, MA

10 Tremont St

Braintree MA 02184

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Connecticut · Texas

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2025 - Present • 1 year

North Easton, MA

Merrill

2025 - Present • 1 year

North Easton, MA

Morgan Stanley

2024 - 2024 • 1 year

Boston, MA

Claro Advisors

2024 - 2024 • 1 year

Hingham, MA

Cityside Tavern / Mile 22 Inc

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Brighton, MA

Bertuccis / Planet Hollywood

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Hingham, MA

Boston College

2021 - 2025 • 4 years

Boston, MA

High School

2017 - 2021 • 4 years

Hingham, MA

Middle School

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

Hingham, MA

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Business activities & affiliations

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting
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CFP®, Series 66

Boston, MA

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