Davis Deshotels Swander Group
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
601 Poydras St
Suite 2500
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 586.7609
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Mission Statement
As your advisors, the Davis Deshotels Swander Group, works to give you the freedom to focus on what matters most to you and your family, providing you with professional financial advice and personal care.
Welcome

With the Davis Deshotels Swander Group, you’ll have the benefit of a team with over 115 years of experience in the financial industry. Managing your wealth begins with a deep understanding of your full financial picture. Based on what matters most to you, we create strategies as flexible as today’s changing market conditions while providing access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking convenience and lending solutions of Bank of America. We will help you pursue your goals through personalized wealth management strategies.

Recognition
Davis Deshotels Swander Group
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2023-2024
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
About Us
Approach

Our approach to financial planning is a structured process that begins with an understanding of your life and a focus on your unique concerns and needs. Listening carefully and communicating with you helps the team capture the information needed to develop a personalized plan designed to help you manage, grow and preserve your wealth today, while also considering the impact it can have for years to come.

Meet Our Team
Stephen Swander,

CFP®

Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
504.586.7668
Nicole Deshotels Dawson,

CFP®, CPWA®, CRPC™

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
504.586.7647
Michael E Davis
Managing Director, Senior Consultant
504.586.7732
Judith E Thorne
Officer, Wealth Management Client Associate
504.586.7609
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.
Colin Leroux
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Allison Mulgrew
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Dustin Riley
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #621657
About Merrill

Bringing fresh perspectives to your financial life

The financial decisions you make today can help determine the future you build for yourself and your family. Carving a clear path forward starts with connecting your life and finances. A Merrill advisor provides access to the investing insights of Merrill and banking capabilities of Bank of America to help you make informed decisions as you pursue your goals.

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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and the CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, CRPC™, and the CRPC™ logo are certification marks or registered certification marks of The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. in the United States.
Investments & Wealth Institute™ (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks CPWA® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor®. Use of CPWA®, and/or Certified Private Wealth Advisor® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for wealth advisors.