Nathaniel Ewoldt is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been advising clients since 2006, with experience spanning from retail stock brokerage to comprehensive wealth management. Nathaniel focuses on personalized financial strategies tailored to individual goals, drawing upon Merrill's investment insights and Bank of America's banking and lending solutions.
Nathaniel's expertise includes family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, and tax minimization. Beginning his career in New York, he developed a value investing approach influenced by concepts such as margin of safety and shareholder return. After relocating to Virginia, he worked with Northwestern Mutual where he managed wealth through long-term, collaborative financial plans and gained experience in diversification and risk-adjusted portfolio management. He joined Merrill in 2021 to leverage its broad alternative investment platform and diversify wealth under his management.
He holds a bachelor's degree from Virginia Military Institute and professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Nathaniel is bilingual in English and Spanish. Outside of work, he spends time with his family and enjoys baseball, cooking, football, ice hockey, reading, and traveling. He also participates in community volunteer activities aligned with Merrill's tradition of service.