The Borletti | Serena Group

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
23655 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale AZ 85255
(480) 513.6717
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Whatever your personal goals may be, we will work together with you, one-on-one, to develop a personalized financial strategy designed to help you pursue your long-term goals.
The Borletti | Serena Group
Welcome

Our mission, first and foremost, is to understand you and what matters most to you. Armed with that information I can ask thoughtful questions -- listening carefully, then understanding in detail where your wealth stands today and where you’d like it to be tomorrow. We help you design and implement a personalized plan intended to help you and your family pursue financial goals while helping manage investment risk. Our approach is to focus on potential solutions that can help turn goals into reality.

Recognition
Christian Serena
Managing Director, Senior Resident Director
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2024
(Published on April 3, 2024. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2023.)
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2024-2025
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
Forbes "Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors Best-in-State", 2023
(Published on August 8, 2023. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2023.)
The Borletti | Serena Group
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2024-2025
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
About Us
Meet the Team
  • Ruggero Borletti – "Team Lead", Private Wealth Manager, Portfolio Manager
  • Christian Serena – "Team Lead" / Senior Resident Director, Wealth Management Advisor, Portfolio Manager
  • Christine Wilkinson – Senior Financial Advisor, Alternative Investments, Estate / Trust Planning Strategies
  • Lea El Ghandour – Registered Private Wealth Client Associate, Client Services
  • Sana Hessami – Wealth Management Client Associate, Client Services, New Accounts
  • Rachel Gilligan – Wealth Management Client Associate, Brand Management, Events, & Client Service

*Some or all alternative investment programs may not be in the best interest of certain investors. No assurance can be given that any alternative investment's investment objectives will be achieved.
A Portfolio Manager can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis his/her own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.

Trust, fiduciary, and investment management services, including assets managed by the Specialty Asset Management Team, are provided by Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC, and wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BofA Corp."), and its agents.

Meet Our Team
RUGGERO BORLETTI,

CEPA®

Managing Director, Private Wealth Manager
480.607.8817
Christian Serena,

CEPA®, CFP®, CPFA®

Managing Director, Senior Resident Director
480.513.2202
Rachel Mary Gilligan
Rachel Mary Gilligan
Wealth Management Client Associate (FP)
480.513.2223
Lea Ali El Ghandour
Lea Ali El Ghandour
Officer, Registered Private Wealth Client Associate
480.607.8807
Sana  Hessami
Sana Hessami
Wealth Management Client Associate
480.513.2211
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Trisha M Campbell
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Brad Frandsen
Wealth Strategist
Merrill
Gregory Fry
Structured Credit Executive
Bank of America, N.A.
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About Merrill

Looking at your wealth from every angle

Navigating complex wealth requires more than making investing decisions. It takes a trusted confidante who can help you step back and see the big picture. Your Merrill Private Wealth advisor is that steadfast guide — advocating for you, your family, and the people and causes you care about. Working together, we can help with strategies designed to grow, sustain and transfer your wealth to amplify the impact at every step of life's journey with insight, simplicity, perspective and solutions. Find out what it's like to work with us.

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