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Ginger Barber

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

East Berne, NY

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

9 years

About

Ginger Barber is a financial advisor with Merrill in Albany, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2013. Merrill serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients by offering managed account programs, third-party manager selection, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm emphasizes a range of program strategies and tax-efficient investment solutions, supported by integration with Bank of America affiliates and a broad capital markets platform.

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

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

East Berne, NY

Most active in

Florida · New York · Texas

Work history

Merrill

2013 - Present (13 years)

Disclosures

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