Ronald Hughes Jr.
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Atlanta, GA 30326
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
32 years
Ronald Hughes is a Private Wealth Advisor with Merrill Private Wealth Management. He joined Merrill in February 2000 and leads the first fully accredited Merrill Private Wealth Management team in the Southeast Region. Prior to his current role, he spent seven years at Goldman Sachs advising entrepreneurs through significant liquidity events and held a position in mergers and acquisitions for an investment partnership funded by the Bronfman Family, focusing on wireless communication property consolidations.
Ron holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Auburn University and an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. He has been recognized multiple times by Barron's, Financial Times, and Forbes for his work in financial advising, including listings as one of the nation’s Top 100 Financial Advisors, among the top financial advisors in Georgia, and within the FT 400 and Forbes' national and state-level rankings. Additionally, Ronald holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation.
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
3455 Peachtree Rd Ne
Atlanta, GA 30326
Georgia · Texas
Bank of America, NA
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill Lynch
2000 - Present (26 years)
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