Russell R Jones
Advisor at Merrill — Nashville, TN 2nd Ave S
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
19 years
Location
Nashville, TN 37201
Merrill
Institution
Russell Jones is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He joined Merrill Lynch in 2007 after spending six years with a Nashville-based asset management firm where he presented strategies to institutional and high net worth investors. At Merrill Lynch, Russell focuses on helping clients develop and execute strategies to achieve their long-term objectives, including retirement planning, next-generation wealth transfer, personal and business financial management, and risk management.
Russell holds a Bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. His professional experience and credentials support his expertise in managing investment portfolios with an institutional approach and money manager selection.
In recognition of his work, Russell was named to Barron's "Top 1200 Advisors" list in 2025 and has been included in Forbes' "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list from 2021 to 2025. Outside of his professional life, Russell enjoys travel, music, and spending time outdoors with his wife Desiree and their two children, Claire and Will.
Based on Merrill
SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Nashville, TN 2nd Ave S
222 2nd Ave S
Nashville TN 37201
Advisors at this office
80
Tennessee · Texas
19 years of industry experience
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present • 15 years
Nashville, TN
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated : 7691
2007 - Present • 19 years
Nashville, TN
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