Katherine Larsen
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Bald Head Island, NC
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
31 years
Katherine Larsen is a Wealth Management Advisor leading a team of seven professionals at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since founding The Larsen Group in 1994, she has focused on delivering disciplined, planning-based wealth management strategies tailored to the unique needs of high-net-worth families. Her approach emphasizes building and nurturing long-term relationships that often extend across multiple generations.
Katie's expertise encompasses a broad range of client focus areas including college education planning, corporate executive services, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, women and wealth, and retirement income. As a qualified Portfolio Manager, she constructs personalized investment portfolios using selected third-party managers and provides guidance on retirement income planning, wealth transfer, philanthropy, and education financing.
She earned dual Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Fine Arts from the College of William & Mary and holds the Certified Exit Planning Advisor® (CEPA®), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. In her community, Katie serves as a member of the Edgeworth Borough Council in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, where she has resided for over 30 years. She and her husband, Douglas, have three children. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, swimming, gardening, biking, cooking, golfing, photography, surfing, and yoga.
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
Bald Head Island, NC
North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Texas
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill
1994 - Present (32 years)
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