Team managing $240 million at Merrill Lynch joins Raymond James

Team managing $240 million at Merrill Lynch joins Raymond James
Vic Howie, Paige Passerallo and staff move to employee unit in Charlotte, N.C.
NOV 13, 2019
Vic Howie and Paige Passerallo, who managed $240 million at Merrill Lynch in Charlotte, N.C., have joined the employee unit of Raymond James. [More:See more adviser moves in InvestmentNews' Advisers on the Move database.] Moving with them are team members Mark Passerallo and Taylor Racer. [Recommended video: Joel Bruckenstein: Expects new financial planning firms to emerge after so much M&A] Mr. Howie spent 21 years with Bank of America and 10 years with Merrill Lynch, where he served as the company's consumer market executive in Charlotte and as marketing executive for the national municipal/public finance division and the commercial banking division. Ms. Passerallo spent 14 years at Merrill Lynch. Earlier, she worked as a trust administrator for Wachovia Bank's personal trust department. Register todayfor our Future of Financial Advice event on Nov. 20. ​ ​

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