Lee Nesser
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
New York, NY 10036
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
24 years
Lee Nesser is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, serving as part of the Nesser | Sheft Group. He provides wealth management and goals-based strategies to a select group of clients including high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and not-for-profits. His practice integrates wealth advisory, asset allocation, and trust/estate planning services, collaborating with clients' other trusted advisors to address investing and lending needs. Lee's role is to unlock the confidence, simplicity, and security that wealth is supposed to provide.
With over 21 years of experience in financial advising, Lee constructs customized financial strategies for high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, endowments, and foundations. His expertise includes asset allocation, portfolio construction, opportunistic investing, and a range of client focus areas such as college education planning, corporate executive services, equity compensation services, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, LGBT wealth planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, women and wealth, and sports & entertainment.
Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Binghamton University and an MBA from the University of Colorado System. He holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Lee is involved in professional organizations including the Bank of America NYC Metro Chapter of the LGBTQ+ Pride Employee Network, the Bank of America Women's Exchange, New York Chapter, and the Crestmont Country Club in West Orange, NJ. He resides in Short Hills, NJ with his wife Laurie and their two children. His personal interests include baseball, cooking, fishing, football, golfing, hiking, music, skiing, soccer, and spending time with his family.
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
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
New Jersey · New York · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2013 - Present (13 years)
Merrill
2013 - Present (13 years)
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