Anthony Richard Bottini III,  CRPC®, AAMS®, CSRIC™ 
Senior Vice President
Wealth Management Advisor
Portfolio Manager

Anthony “Rick” is a Wealth Management Advisor with the Global Wealth Management Group at Merrill’s World Financial Center flagship office in lower Manhattan. Since joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2011, He works with clients to help identify their primary goals and needs—including asset allocation, education funding, retirement income planning, tax minimization strategies, and estate planning services—and then commits himself to crafting financial strategies designed to help clients pursue desired outcomes, while building, managing and preserving their wealth for current and future generations.
 
Rick is a Portfolio Manager. A Portfolio Manager can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis his own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.
 
Rick holds the Chartered SRI Counselor™, Accredited Asset Management Specialist, and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designations.

 
Rick is a graduate of Hamilton College where he earned his B.A. in Economics & Political Science. He currently lives in Manhattan with his wife, Aishlinn, their daughter, Autumn "Birdie" and newborn son, Anthony Richard "Ricky" Bottini IV.


Rick is proud to serve his clients with exceptional service receiving awards for dedication and excellence, Rick was Named to Forbes Forbes "America’s Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" list in 2018. (*Published on July 25, 2018. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2018.)

He was also Named to Forbes "Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" list in 2019. (*Published on September 4, 2019. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2019.)

Additionally Rick was named to the Forbes "Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" list in 2021. (*Published on September 21, 2021. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2021.)

Rick was again recognized and honored to be Named to Forbes "Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" list in 2022. (*Published on August 3, 2022. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2022.)

Along with his partners, Rick and his team, BHG & Associates were recently named to the "Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" list in 2023 (*Published on January 12, 2023. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2022.)


Rick was Named to Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list in 2022. (*Published on April 4, 2023. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2022.)

He was again recognized and honored to be Named to Forbes "Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" list in 2023. (*Published on August 8, 2023. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2023.)

 
*Source: The Forbes “Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors” list, published annually July - Sept. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year.
Data provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC. Forbes “Top Next Generation Wealth Advisors” ranking. SHOOK considered advisors born in 1983 or later with a minimum 4 years as an advisor. Advisors have: built their own practices and lead their teams; joined teams and are viewed as future leadership; or a combination of both. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures: telephone and in-person interviews to measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, such as: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of Forbes and not representative nor indicative of any one client’s experience, future performance, or investment outcome and should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor. SHOOK’s research and rankings provide opinions intended to help investors choose the right financial advisor and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. For more information, please see www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC. 

*Source: The Forbes “Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors” list, published annually Aug - Sept. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year.
Data provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC. Forbes “Best-in-State Next Generation Wealth Advisors” ranking. SHOOK considered advisors born in 1983 or later with a minimum 4 years as an advisor. Advisors have: built their own practices and lead their teams; joined teams and are viewed as future leadership; or a combination of both. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures: telephone and in-person interviews to measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, such as: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of Forbes and not representative nor indicative of any one client’s experience, future performance, or investment outcome and should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor. SHOOK’s research and rankings provide opinions intended to help investors choose the right financial advisor and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. For more information, please see www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC.

*Source: The Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" list, published on January 12, 2023. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2022.
Data provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC.  Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" ranking was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: a measure of each team's best practices, client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of Forbes and not representative nor indicative of any one client's experience, future performance, or investment outcome and should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor. Rankings and recognition from Forbes are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a current or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results. SHOOK's research and rankings provide opinions intended to help investors choose the right financial advisor and team, and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client's experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results.  Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. For more information, please see www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC

*Source: Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" List Published on April 4, 2023. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2022.*2023 Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list. Opinions provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due-diligence meetings that measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, compliance records, firm nominations, assets under management and Firm-generated revenue (investment performance is not a criterion). Shook's rankings do not reflect any client experience, endorse any advisor , indicate future performance and are available for client evaluation only. Compensation was not received from any Advisors for the study. Details available at www.SHOOKresearch.com.

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