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Mike Lilley

First Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
NMLS #577970
75 Port City Lndg
Mount Pleasant SC 29464
(843) 800.6802
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Our mission is to help clients save time, preserve and grow wealth, and reduce financial stress by bringing clarity, coordination, and confidence to life's most important financial decisions.
Profile
Most people I meet are asking similar questions: Am I paying more in taxes than necessary? Will my retirement income last? Am I taking the right level of risk? Is everything working together the way it should?
My role is to help bring clarity and coordination to those decisions. By understanding your complete financial picture, I can help develop strategies that integrate investments, retirement planning, tax considerations, lending solutions, and estate planning concerns. Through Merrill and Bank of America resources, I help clients save time, preserve and grow wealth, and reduce financial stress so they can focus on what matters most.
About Me
Our Process

For more than 26 years, I have helped individuals and families navigate important financial decisions through changing markets, economic cycles, and life transitions. My experience is rooted in financial planning, helping clients look beyond individual accounts and focus on how all aspects of their financial life work together.

I believe successful financial planning starts with listening.
Before discussing investments or strategies, I take time to understand what is important to you, what concerns you may have, and what you want your wealth to accomplish for yourself and your family. From there, we develop a personalized approach designed to adapt as your goals and circumstances evolve.

Through Merrill and Bank of America, I can provide access to a broad range of resources and specialists, helping coordinate investment management, retirement planning, banking, lending, estate considerations, trust services, and other complex financial needs. The goal is not simply to manage investments, but to help clients make more informed decisions with greater confidence.

Meet Our Professional Staff
Selena M. Kaufman
Wealth Management Client Associate
843.800.6854
Ginny Fletcher
Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
843.800.6817
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.
Kimberly Abernethy
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Louis Li
Alternative Investments Sales Desk Specialist
Bank of America, N.A.
Robert Vinton
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
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Michael Lilley is registered to do business in AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MN, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, UT, VT.
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.