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Kathleen M Walsh

Advisor at Merrill — Westerly, RI

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

7 years

Location

Westerly, RI 02891

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Merrill

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Total advisors

25,558

Across 3,149 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Kathleen Walsh is a financial advisor at Merrill with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Bank of America and Merrill since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Westerly High School Music Boosters, where she helps plan events and fundraisers to support music programs and scholarships. 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 institutions.

Client services

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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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Westerly, RI

9 Franklin St

Westerly RI 02891

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Connecticut · New York · Rhode Island · Texas

Work history

7 years of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2005 - Present • 21 years

Mystic, CT

Merrill

2005 - Present • 21 years

Mystic, CT

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ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

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