Merrill advisors Kristina Abro, Nicole Christians, Nicole Norris, and Melissa Spickler were named to the Forbes 2024 “Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State.” Additionally, Spickler was named to Forbes’ “America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors” list.
Spickler, of Bloomfield Hills, joined Merrill in 1980 and holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation by the College for Financial Planning in Colorado and is also a qualified portfolio manager. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Abro, of Auburn Hills, joined Merrill in 2012, upon graduating from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant with a degree in economics. Abro works with clients to help them identify and meet their unique financial goals, to simplify their complex financial lives.
Christians, also of Bloomfield Hills, joined Merrill in 2002, after graduating from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with degrees in history and philosophy. She works with high-net-worth clients on estate, wealth, and tax planning strategies. Nicole holds the certified financial planner certification and the chartered retirement planning counselor designation. She has been a participant in the Barron’s Top Women Advisors Summit since 2016.
Norris, of Dearborn, joined Merrill in 1993, after earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She is a certified financial planner, a chartered retirement planning counselor, and a qualified portfolio manager.
