Cross Ragsdale & Associates
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
2501 Coolidge Road
Suite 500
East Lansing MI 48823
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Our team is comprised of talented and experienced financial advisors who are committed to building strong relationships with you based on trust and one-on-one collaboration. Whatever your personal goals may be, we will work together with you to develop a personalized financial strategy designed to help you pursue your long-term goals.
Cross Ragsdale & Associates
Welcome

Our mission, first and foremost, is to understand you and what matters most to you. To take the time to ask smart questions and listen carefully, then understand in detail, exactly where your finances stand today and where you’d like them to be tomorrow. Our goal would be to then design and bring to life a customized financial strategy that can help you pursue personal financial goals while helping to manage strategic investment risk. Our approach is about creating comprehensive strategies that can help turn your goals into reality.

Recognition
Steven Cross
Senior Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2025
(Published on January 9, 2025. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2024.)
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Cross Ragsdale & Associates
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2025
(Published on January 9, 2025. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2024.)
About Us
Philosophy

No two people are alike. Consequently, there is no single approach to wealth management that is appropriate for everyone. What matters most to you is what matters most to us. Once we get to know you, your priorities, your goals, risk tolerance, time horizons, liquidity needs and what you want to accomplish over time, only then can the team help you position yourself to identify and address financial challenges and potential opportunities. To that end, we thoughtfully employ our experience and resources to help guide you as you pursue your goals.

Meet Our Team
Steven Cross,

CPFA®, CRPC™

Senior Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
517.324.4602
Christian Ragsdale,

CEPA®, CFP®, CPFA®

Vice President, Resident Director
517.324.4697
Hayden Cross,

CPFA®

Financial Advisor
517.324.4605
Ruth Zalewski
Wealth Management Client Associate
517.324.4607
Autumn Renee Sears
Wealth Management Client Associate (FP)
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.
Luna Qi
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Casey L Glisson
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
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Nicholas A. Beilfuss
Wealth Strategist
Merrill
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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