Michael R. Garrison, MBA, CRPC^®, AAMS^®

Michael Garrison is an LPL Financial Advisor who began his career serving in the United States Marine Corps.  After his time in the military, he entered the financial services industry as an Underwriter for Ford financial followed by a position as a Personal Financial Representative at Washington Mutual Bank.  In 2008 he began building a retirement planning and investment management practice at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.  After over a decade of industry experience and a deep financial education to draw from, he became an Independent LPL Financial Advisor which he believes enables him to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction to his valued clients.

Michael earned his undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Central Florida and continued his path of higher education, achieving a master's degree in business administration.  Michael earned his certificate in financial planning from Boston University and studied the effects of aging and financial longevity through the University of Southern California.  He has achieved the professional designations of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor SM, Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist SM, and Accredited Asset Management Specialist SM all conferred by the College for Financial Planning.