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The Starnes Messimer Group

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
2024 Corporate Centre Drive
Suite 301
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 946.2027
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Every member of our team is dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. We believe every client is entitled to the highest level of personalized service and care. With the global resources of Merrill, we’ll place you at the center of the wealth management process as we work together to design goals-based financial strategies to help you reach the goals that matter most to you.
The Starnes Messimer Group
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Managing your wealth begins with a deep understanding of your full financial picture. Based on what matters most to you, I can help create a strategy as flexible as today's changing market conditions, and I can provide access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking convenience and lending solutions of Bank of America. I will work to help you pursue your goals through personalized wealth management strategies.

Recognition
Steven Starnes
Managing Director, Senior Resident Director - Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2019-2024
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
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The Starnes Messimer 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.)
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Meet Our Team
Steven Starnes,

CFP®, CPFA™, CRPC™

Managing Director, Senior Resident Director - Wealth Management Advisor
843.946.2022
April Messimer,

CFP®, CPFA™, CRPC™

First Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
843.946.2027
Dinah Killory
Dinah Killory
Wealth Management Client Associate - RDA
843.946.2007
Michelle LaPenna,

CRPC™

Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
843.946.2016
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.
Rosemary Coldebella
Senior Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #589376
Ronald Jenkins
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
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Ryan Thrower
Wealth Strategist
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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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