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Joshua Stroud

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Summertown, TN

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

11 years

About

Joshua Stroud is a financial advisor at Merrill with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Merrill since 2015 and Bank of America, N.A. since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and treasurer of Stroud Farm, where he is involved in managing a small farm operation including animal care and food production. Merrill serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement and pension plans, corporations, and institutional investors, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm emphasizes a variety of program strategies and tax-efficient investment solutions, supported by its integration with Bank of America’s broader banking and capital markets platform.

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

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

Summertown, TN

Most active in

California · Tennessee · Texas

Work history

Bank Of America, N.a.

2019 - Present (7 years)

Merrill

2015 - Present (11 years)

Disclosures

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