Blake Anderson is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill’s Global Corporate & Institutional Advisory Services (GCIAS). With more than 150 financial services professionals, GCIAS is Merrill’s largest wealth management and corporate services team. Blake has over 18 years of experience and works with corporate executives, directors, and retirees. He is committed to delivering personalized service virtually 24-7 to meet the needs of individuals and institutional clients throughout the United States and other parts of the world.
Blake leverages the complex tools and specialists at Bank of America and Merrill to deliver customized planning strategies to help clients navigate the complex market environment and achieve their financial goals. He holds Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ designation and focuses on retirement and income planning, estate planning strategies, concentrated stock management, and risk management.
In 2021, 2022, and 2023 he was named to the Forbes Best-in-state Wealth Advisors list (Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year*). He is also named to the 2020 Forbes Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors list (Published on July 22, 2020. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2020*).
Blake earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from The University of Georgia including course work at the University of Oxford’s Trinity College. He enjoys spending time with his wife Amber, competitive golf, staying involved in the community, and supporting several local charities.

 
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*2020 Forbes “America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors” list. Opinions provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC considered advisors born in 1981 or later with a minimum 4 years as an advisor. Advisors have built their practices, lead their own teams, joined teams, are considered future leaders, or combinations thereof. Ranking is based on in-person and telephone due-diligence meetings that measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, compliance records, firm nominations, assets under management and Firm-generated revenue (investment performance is not a criterion). Shook’s rankings do not reflect all client experiences, endorse any advisor, indicate future performance and are available for client evaluation only. Compensation was not received from anyone for the study. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Details available at www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC.}