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Shane Eugene Merritt

Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors — Portsmouth, NH

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

27 years

Location

Portsmouth, NH 03801

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Wells Fargo Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,175

Across 1,138 offices

Clients per advisor

109 High

Avg AUM per client

$514,335 High

HNW client ratio

51% Very High

About

Shane Merritt is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. for 15 years and has been associated with Unum Insurance Company and Gloucester Marine Railways. Merritt also serves as a trustee for a trust-related entity in Rockport, Massachusetts. Wells Fargo Advisors provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients using a broad planning menu that includes cash-flow, retirement, education, and specialized planning areas. Advisors use Wells Fargo research and tools to develop tailored recommendations, with clients having flexibility in implementing those strategies through the firm’s brokerage or advisory programs.

Client services

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Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers
Investment consulting services to institutional clients

Expertise

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Divorce financial planning Planning for children with special needs Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

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Founder/Business Owner

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Commissions

Brokerage commissions are charged if clients implement investment recommendations through Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage accounts, in addition to advisory fees.

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 Fee-only: Fee-Based Planning Services fees range from $0 up to $25,000 per engagement, varying by service complexity and client's net worth. Specific fees are as follows: For clients with a net worth $250,000 to $500,000, total fee per engagement up to $5,000; $500,000 to $1,000,000, up to $12,500; over $1,000,000, up to $25,000. Individual service fees range up to $1,000-$1,500 to $5,000-$7,500 depending on net worth and service type.

Location

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Portsmouth, NH

36 Maplewood Ave Suite #1, 1st Floor

Portsmouth NH 03801

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New Hampshire · Texas

Work history

27 years of industry experience

Wells Fargo Advisors

2024 - Present • 2 years

Portsmouth, NH

Unum Insurance Company

2017 - Present • 9 years

Gloucester, MA

Gloucester Marine Railways

2012 - Present • 14 years

Gloucester, MA

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.

2009 - 2024 • 15 years

Gloucester, MA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 65

Portsmouth, NH

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Wealth management Business exit / sale strategy
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Justin M

Series 65

Porstmouth, NH

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Retired
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John M

CFP®, Series 63

Portsmouth, NH

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General retirement planning Annuities
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Russell R

CFP®, Series 63

New Castle, NH

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Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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Eric G

Series 63, Series 65

Portsmouth, NH

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Active portfolio management
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Barry O

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Eliot, ME

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Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance Disability insurance General retirement planning General estate planning guidance
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