Nathan Treadwell

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

La Jolla, CA 92037

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

26 years

About

Nathan Treadwell is a Senior Vice President and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management's La Jolla office. He joined the firm in 1999 and currently partners with Financial Advisor Christopher Hokokian. Nathan holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA) designation and the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance from the University of California, Riverside.

Nathan provides comprehensive financial guidance using a goals-based approach to develop personalized financial roadmaps. His expertise includes college education planning, divorce transition planning, executive compensation, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, and services tailored for women and wealth, as well as endowments, foundations, non-profits, and defined benefit plans. His approach incorporates risk management, tax minimization, and asset preservation strategies with the goal of ensuring lifetime retirement income. He also offers estate planning, life insurance, income replacement strategies, business succession planning, and access to business finance specialists to assist clients who are executives and business owners at various stages of their companies.

A native of San Diego, Nathan lives in the Point Loma area with his wife and two children. He enjoys adventure sports and outdoor activities such as biking, boating, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, swimming, and traveling, and values spending time with his family.

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

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Annuities Business exit / sale strategy Business succession planning

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Married/Couples/Partners Parents Women Professionals Women's Finance

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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

7825 Fay Ave

La Jolla, CA 92037

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

Bank of America,N.A.

2011 - Present (15 years)

Merrill

1999 - Present (27 years)

Disclosures

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