Scott Memmott

Advisor at Merrill — Chico, CA Broadway Street

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

15 years

Location

Chico, CA 95928

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Institution

Total advisors

25,562

Across 3,162 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Scott Memmott is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He and his team oversee and coordinate the financial affairs of affluent individuals and families, providing a client-focused approach founded on trust and integrity. Their services include goals-based investment planning, asset and liability management, trust and estate planning, education and retirement planning, banking services through Bank of America, cash management, lending services for businesses, and managing employer-sponsored retirement plans. Scott collaborates closely with clients' attorneys and CPAs to address tax, trust, and estate planning issues, including wealth transfer strategies.

Scott joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2011 after an extensive career in private equity and corporate finance. He follows a disciplined wealth management process, using technology and research to develop personalized plans focused on controlling controllable factors, unemotional decision making, and minimizing downside volatility. His client focus areas include college education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Brigham Young University, graduating in 1985, and has earned professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Scott speaks English and Spanish. Outside of his professional endeavors, he is a long-time private pilot and enjoys basketball, boating, reading, skiing, swimming, tennis, traveling, and spending time with his wife Lara and their six children.

Client services

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Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Tax-loss harvesting

Demographic focus

Parents

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Location

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Chico, CA Broadway Street

400 Broadway Street

Chico CA 95928

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

15 years of industry experience

BANK of AMERICA, N.A.

2011 - Present • 15 years

Chico, CA

Merrill

2011 - Present • 15 years

Chico, CA

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Wealth management
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Series 63, Series 66

Chico, CA

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CFP®, Series 66

Chico, CA

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