Four Merrill Advisors from Metro Detroit made Forbes’ 2024 “Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State” list: Kristina Abro, Nicole Christians, Nicole Norris and Melissa Spickler. 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 and is also a qualified Portfolio Manager. She built her team and clientele to provide individuals and businesses with the same high-quality wealth management she would expect to receive as a client. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
Kristina Abro of Auburn Hills joined Merrill in 2012, upon graduating from Central Michigan University with a degree in economics from the School of Business. Abro works with clients to help them identify and meet their unique financial goals, to simplify their complex financial lives. She uses a broad asset and liability management approach along with her understanding of the financial sector to benefit her clients.
Nicole Christians, of Bloomfield Hills, joined Merrill in 2002, after graduating from the University of Michigan 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.
Nicole 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. Norris uses her knowledge, resources and experience to develop financial strategies tailored to her clients’ needs and goals.
