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Nancy Dao

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Elk Grove, CA 95757

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

3 years

About

Nancy Dao is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. since 2023. Outside of finance, she was a limited partner in a family-owned chicken fast food restaurant that ceased operations in 2022. Merrill serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients by offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, brokerage execution, and custody services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and tax-efficient investment strategies, supported by its integration with Bank of America and its broader capital markets platform.

Client services

Based on Merrill

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

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

10046 Bruceville Rd

Elk Grove, CA 95757

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2023 - Present (3 years)

Merrill

2023 - Present (3 years)

Unemployed

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

Tustin Wing Ferno LLC

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

Wing Ferno LLC

2018 - 2020 (2 years)

Yorhealth Inc.

2010 - 2018 (8 years)

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