Melissa Spickler Is one of “America's Top Women Wealth Advisors"

Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Melissa Spickler has been recognized by Forbes as one of “America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors” in 2018.

She was also named to Forbes 2018' “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list.

Spickler, who joined Merrill Lynch in 1980, holds the Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM (CRPC®) designation. She is also a qualified Portfolio Manager who, in addition to providing traditional advice and guidance, can help clients pursue their objectives by building and managing her own personalized or defined strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill Lynch model portfolios and third-party investment strategies.

Melissa built her team with the aim of providing individuals and businesses with the same high-quality wealth management she would expect to receive as a client. She believes that this commitment to excellence, together with her integrity, collaborative approach and dedicated work ethic, are among the reasons that some clients have chosen to remain with her for more than three decades and that a number of her relationships span four generations.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal law from Michigan State University.

The Forbes ranking of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors is based on qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews.