Thomas Walters is a Wealth Management Advisor leading Broughton Ward, a boutique wealth management team within Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He oversees $2.1 billion in client assets as of October 2025, delivering personalized strategies supported by Merrill's resources and the banking services of Bank of America. His team employs a disciplined, quantitatively driven investment process with six proprietary portfolios, emphasizing risk-adjusted returns, tax efficiency, and cash flow management. Beyond portfolio management, Walters helps clients simplify their financial lives through private banking, custom lending, liquidity planning, and guidance on wealth transitions and generational values.
Walters holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional designation and several other credentials including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He earned his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College.
Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Walters maintains personal interests in music, golf, cycling, and snowboarding. He is involved in his community through participation with organizations such as the MacPhail Center for Music and Claire Housing.