Brandon Barrett

Brandon Barrett is a Financial Advisor in the Tampa and Countryside Area with over nine years of experience in the banking and investment industry. Brandon joined Merrill immediately after graduating Florida State University with a degree in both Finance and Management Information Systems. Brandon is responsible for managing affluent client relationships and addressing their cash management and investment needs, while taking into account their risk parameters, personal timelines, lifestyle needs, and long-term goals. Brandon works as a Senior Portfolio Adviusor on the Hughes, Thiels, and Associates team. Brandon draws upon the award winning research of BofA Global Research to inform his market outlook and stay updated on evolving conditions.

_{A Senior Portfolio Advisor can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis custom investment strategies, selecting from a wide range of Merrill model portfolios and third-party investment strategies.
Extel announced BofA Global Research as one of the Top Global Research Firms in 2025 based on surveys held throughout the year. Extel creates rankings of the top research analysts in a wide variety of specializations, drawn from the choices of portfolio managers and other investment professionals. The 2025 Global Research Leaders ranking lists sell-side research providers by the combined total number of positions earned across Extel's 2025 research team surveys. Results of each survey are published separately throughout the year, beginning in February 2025 with the Japan Research Team and concluding in December 2025 with the Global Fixed Income Research Team. Rankings for each poll are determined strictly by using numerical scores. Extel takes the number of votes awarded to each firm in a sector and weight it in relation to the size of the institution responding and rating it awarded. Firms are designated runners-up when their scores fall within 35 percent of the third-place scores. BofA Global Research is research produced by BofA Securities, Inc ("BofAS") and/or one or more of its affiliates. BofAS is a registered broker-dealer, Member SIPC, and wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Rankings and recognition from Extel are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a current or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results and such rankings should not be construed as an endorsement}