Merrill Lynch Tops Competition on Barron’s ”Top 100 Women Financial Advisers” List

Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) led all financial services firms on Barron’s “Top 100 Women Financial Advisers” list again this year, with 22 in the rankings.

Among the top 10, and returning to the list from last year, are Saly Glassman, an advisor in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, at No. 1; Lorna Meyer of San Francisco at No. 7 and Patricia Bell of Short Hills, New Jersey, at No. 8.

“We are very proud that Barron’s has recognized 22 of our advisors,” said Bob McCann, president of Global Wealth Management. “It underscores the extraordinary work these advisors do everyday in delivering for clients, and is a testament to the depth of talent across our advisory force.”

The No. 1-ranked Saly Glassman was featured in an article describing the diverse ways in which women financial advisors decided on a career in financial services and how they have helped their clients navigate through the current environment.

Ms. Glassman told the publication that, through the recent market downturn, her time has been spent reassuring her clients and helping them focus on their long term goals instead of worrying about short term volatility. “When you keep a client out of trouble and deliver reliable returns, those are the periods when you distinguish yourself,” she said.

The 22 ML Women Financial Advisors Among Barron’s 2008 Top 100: Saly Glassman – Blue Bell, PA
Lorna Meyer – San Francisco, CA
Patricia Bell – Short Hills, NJ
Melissa Harrison – Denver, CO
Debbie Jorgensen – San Francisco, CA
Louise Gunderson – New York City, NY
Stacy Grant – San Francisco, CA
Sharon Oberlander – Chicago, IL
Maureen Raihle – Chicago, IL
Janine Craane – New York City, NY
Valery Craane – New York City, NY
Dodee Crockett – Dallas, TX
Cynthia Hewitt – Wilmington, DE
Susan Rosenthal – Durham, NC
Christina Benson Boyd – Wayzata, MN
Betty Cinq-Mars – Portage, MI
Barbara Bencini – Wayzata, MN
Eileen DeVries – Grand Rapids, MI
Nan Shertzer – Dallas, TX
Danielle Ambrose – Los Angeles, CA
Diane Hirschhorn – Los Angeles, CA
Alyssa Moeder – New York City, NY

Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 40 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1.6 trillion. As an investment bank, it is a leading global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. Merrill Lynch owns approximately half of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest publicly traded investment management companies, with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. For more information on Merrill Lynch, please visit www.ml.com.

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