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Joshua Stroud

Advisor at Merrill — Summertown, TN

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

11 years

Location

Summertown, TN

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Merrill

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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

Joshua Stroud is a financial advisor at Merrill with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill and Bank of America since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer and owner of Stroud Farm in Summertown, Tennessee, where he manages livestock and farm operations. 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 offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

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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Summertown, TN

Summertown TN

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Tennessee · Texas

Work history

11 years of industry experience

Bank Of America, N.a.

2019 - Present • 7 years

Chandler, AZ

Merrill

2015 - Present • 11 years

Chandler, AZ

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