Merrill
Waits

Truadvice LLC

CRD#3193730
Investment Advisor
in Mclean, VA

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Merrill Waits is a financial advisor based out of Mclean, Virginia who has 2 years of relevant experience. Waits is an employee of Truadvice LLC. During their career, the advisor has held roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Allstate Financial Services, LLC, Nationwide Securities, LLC, Uturn Equity, Uturn Insurance and Nationwide Insurance. Waits holds Series 63, Series 65 and Series 66 licenses, qualifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is able to serve investors in Virginia. Truadvice LLC is a firm based in Sarasota, FL. The investment advisory business has offices in 21 locations and a total of 27 advisors. It administers $939 million in assets under management among its 7,623 client accounts, making it one of the larger investment advisory firms in the United States by assets under management. The business provides a number of services, including financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients, selection of other advisers and educational seminars. Fees charged by financial advisors largely are based on which services the firm provides the client. Fees charged by Truadvice LLC can consist of asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Years Registered*

2 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses, Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients, Selection of other advisers, Educational seminars/workshops

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees

Office Location

Mclean, VA

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Truadvice LLC Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$938,929,557

VA Average: $1,855,561,029
Total Number of Employees

27

VA Average: 62
Total Number of Accounts

7,623

VA Average: 2,474
Average Account Size

$123,171

VA Average: $750,025

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Merrill Waits Work History

Merrill has been registered as a financial advisor for 2 years.*

2021 - Present (3 years)

Uturn Equity

2021 - Present (3 years)

Uturn Insurance

2019 - 2021 (2 years)

Uturn Equity

2017 - 2019 (2 years)

Nationwide Securities, LLC

2017 - 2017 (< 1 year)

Nationwide Insurance

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

Allstate Financial Services, LLC

2012 - 2014 (2 years)

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.

Disclosures

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Financial Advisors at Truadvice LLC

Jeremy Mcmullen
Brighton, MI
Bradley Vey
Brighton, MI
Alexander Pushman
Brighton, MI
Dirk Wall
Meridian, ID
Samantha Logsden
Sarasota, FL
Thomas Andersen
Naples, FL
Jeremy Johnson
Sarasota, FL
Susan Wieneke
Hopkins, MN

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