Steven Gillan
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
29 years
Steven Gillan is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has been serving clients since joining the firm in 2005. He has been in the financial services industry since 1996. Steven focuses on assisting individuals, families, and businesses in achieving their financial goals by developing wealth management strategies tailored to their specific objectives and risk tolerance.
His expertise covers a range of areas including education and retirement planning, estate planning in collaboration with clients’ CPAs and attorneys, life insurance analysis, and fixed income investing for individuals and families. For business clients, Steven offers services related to cash management, professional practice lending through Bank of America, risk management, retirement plans, and business succession planning. He serves client needs across family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, non-profits, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, and retirement income.
Steven holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Dayton and has earned multiple professional designations including Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He was recognized by Barron’s as a Top 1,200 Financial Advisor in 2017 and named to Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list in 2020. Outside of his professional work, Steven enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis, and volleyball.
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
14636 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
California · Texas
Bank of America,N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill
2009 - Present (17 years)
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