William David Barton

Advisor at Merrill — Stowe, VT

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

26 years

Location

Stowe, VT

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Institution

Total advisors

25,610

Across 3,189 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

William Barton is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. With 29 years of experience in the financial services industry, he provides customized wealth management, private banking, financial planning, and financing solutions. He assists clients with a broad range of financial decisions including retirement planning, education planning, business transactions, and family legacy structuring.

William holds a Bachelor's degree from Susquehanna University and has earned several professional designations including Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He is a member of the CFA Institute of Boston and the Financial Planners Association.

Outside of his professional responsibilities, William enjoys spending time with his family along with skiing, golfing, mountain biking, hiking, and playing drums.

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 Retirement income strategy General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Divorce financial planning

Demographic focus

Parents Women Professionals Women's Finance Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals

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Commissions

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Location

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Stowe, VT

Stowe VT

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Connecticut · Maine · New Hampshire · Texas · Vermont

Work history

26 years of industry experience

Bank Of America, N.A.

2009 - Present • 17 years

Portsmouth, NH

Merrill

2007 - Present • 19 years

Portsmouth, NH

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