Michael Rogers
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Charlotte, NC 28255
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65, Series 66
Industry experience
27 years
Michael Rogers is a Private Wealth Advisor and founding member of The Bledsoe Cathcart Group within Merrill Private Wealth Management. He collaborates with individual clients and families to develop portfolio strategies and design customized portfolios. His responsibilities include assessing and selecting external investment managers and evaluating their investment offerings.
Michael began his career in financial advising in 1997. He joined Merrill in 2007 after four years as Vice President of Wealth Advisory Services at U.S. Trust Company in Charlotte. Prior to that, he spent seven years as a Financial Advisor with Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, Wheat First Securities, also in Charlotte. His areas of focus include college education planning, executive and equity compensation services, family wealth management, legacy and philanthropic planning, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, and tax minimization.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., as well as the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™) designation from The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. He is also designated as a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Active in his community, Michael supports Habitat for Humanity and the Men’s Shelter of Charlotte. He resides in Charlotte with his wife, Robin, and their three adult children and grandson.
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
620 S Tryon St, Pwm Charlotte Uptown
Charlotte, NC 28255
North Carolina · South Carolina · Texas
Bank Of America,Na
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
2007 - Present (19 years)
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