Lisa Virginia Kautz
Advisor at Merrill — Naples, FL
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
27 years
Location
Naples, FL
Merrill
Institution
Lisa Kautz is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she has been serving clients since 1998. She supports clients through a defined discovery process to develop strategic plans tailored to their short-term, mid-term, and long-range financial goals. Lisa and her team provide services including investment guidance, retirement income planning, education funding strategies, generational wealth transfer consulting, and support through significant life events such as divorce or job transitions.
Her expertise covers areas such as college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, LGBT wealth planning, socially responsible investing, special needs planning, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. Lisa holds professional designations including Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor (ADPA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).
Lisa earned a Master's Degree from Simmons Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Massachusetts. She also draws on her background as a small business owner and trained educator to work effectively with clients. Outside of work, Lisa enjoys boating, music, reading, spending time with her family, and watching movies.
Based on Merrill
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Naples, FL
Naples FL
Advisors at this office
33
Connecticut · Florida · Texas
27 years of industry experience
Bank Of America, N.A.
2011 - Present • 15 years
Wellesley Hills, MA
Merrill
1999 - Present • 27 years
Northhampton, MA
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