Scott Richard Bouton

Advisor at Merrill — Bolton Landing, NY

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

27 years

Location

Bolton Landing, NY

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,448

Across 3,107 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Scott Bouton is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in personalized wealth management for affluent individuals, families, foundations, and corporate clients, with a focus on estate planning, liability management, lending, separately managed accounts, alternative investments, and active wealth management. Scott emphasizes a comprehensive and disciplined approach to wealth management that begins with understanding clients’ financial situations and priorities, enabling him to create customized strategies tailored to evolving needs and market conditions.

Scott’s expertise includes family wealth management strategies, investment consulting for defined contribution plans, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, socially responsible and ESG investing, tax minimization, and retirement income planning. He also serves specialized client segments such as women, sports, and entertainment professionals. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Syracuse University and a Master’s degree from the University of Phoenix, Scott maintains professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).

In addition to his professional role, Scott has been involved in community service as a former board member of a nonprofit women’s shelter. His personal interests include boating, fishing, golfing, hiking, music, reading, running, skiing, surfing, and 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 Active portfolio management Charitable giving & philanthropy Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting

Demographic focus

Women's Finance

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Commissions

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Location

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Bolton Landing, NY

Bolton Landing NY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · New Jersey · New York · Texas

Work history

27 years of industry experience

Bank Of America,Na

2009 - Present • 17 years

Red Bank, NJ

Merrill

1998 - Present • 28 years

Redbank, NJ

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