Robin Butler
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
Barrington, IL
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
42 years
Robin Butler is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She joined Merrill in 1982 and brings extensive experience in developing a disciplined, goals-based process to help clients navigate various stages of their financial lives amid changing economic and market environments. As a founding member of Hickey Butler Shine & Associates, Robin collaborates with fellow advisors and an experienced team to assess clients' wealth comprehensively and address previously overlooked areas.
Robin specializes in areas including education planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, women and wealth, and retirement income. She serves a diverse client base of high-net-worth individuals in Chicagoland and 39 states, including active and retired attorneys, physicians, business owners, entrepreneurs, senior corporate executives, and multiple generations of their families. Robin emphasizes client involvement in strategy formulation to increase the likelihood of success.
Robin holds a Bachelor's degree from Miami University in Ohio, where she majored in French with an emphasis in Business Administration. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., as well as a CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC), and Sports & Entertainment (SE) advisor. Beyond her professional role, Robin volunteers as a board member of Pursue Scholars, an organization supporting leadership development and college scholarships for inner city students.
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
Barrington, IL
Illinois · Texas
Bank Of America, Na
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
1982 - Present (44 years)
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