Stratford Newitt Kiger

Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor

Professional Profile

Stratford Kiger is a Senior Vice President who serves as a Private Client Advisor & Institutional Client Advisor with Bank of America Private Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. She began her career in financial services in 1990 as a traditional branch banker, joining a predecessor of Bank of America in 1994, where she spent 13 years in leadership roles within investment, marketing, and technology groups supporting various lines of business and enterprise initiatives. After her children were born, she left Bank of America to enter private practice as an attorney focused on planning and litigation related to trusts, estates, elder law, businesses, special needs, guardianship, and fiduciary services.

In 2019, Stratford returned to Bank of America to utilize her skills and those of the Private Bank team to assist high-net-worth families, business owners, endowments, and foundations as they build, preserve, and distribute their wealth. She recognizes that balance sheet management is critical and complicated and enjoys working with her team to put the right strategies in place for her clients. Stratford works with a team of Private Bank specialists who collaborate to identify and customize techniques involving tax management, cash flow planning, credit and banking services, investment management, and fiduciary services. Together, they leverage the depth and breadth of Bank of America's products and services to help meet the client's needs.

Stratford earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Salem College in Winston-Salem, her Master of Business Administration - Commercial Banking / Finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her Juris Doctorate from the Charlotte School of Law. She is licensed as an attorney in North Carolina and South Carolina. She is certified as a Specialist in Elder Law (CELA) by the North Carolina State Bar and the National Elder Law Foundation. She hold the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification and the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation. Stratford is a member of the Estate Planning and Elder Law sections of both NC and SC State Bars and the Charlotte Estate Planning Council.

Stratford enjoys training for triathlons, traveling with her family, and supporting community initiatives focused on environmental conservation, healthcare, affordable housing, economic mobility, and financial literacy. She serves on the boards of Salem Academy and College, the Charlotte chapter of the Financial Planning Association, the US National Whitewater Center, Charlotte Junior Soccer, and the 24 Foundation. She is a member of the Women's Impact Fund and Women Executives/WINGS.

Stratford does not provide legal or tax advice in her role with Bank of America Private Bank.

*Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® in the U.S.

*Investments & Wealth Institute™ (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks CPWA® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor®. Use of CPWA®, and/or Certified Private Wealth Advisor® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for wealth advisors.

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Financial Planning Association
  • National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
  • North Carolina State Bar
  • South Carolina State Bar

EDUCATION

  • Charlotte School of Law
  • Salem College
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish

Our Team

Our team is comprised of talented and experienced individuals committed to building strong client relationships based on trust and personal experience.

Note: These team members are a shared resource, involved in your wealth management plan as appropriate and are subject to change

Stephan Halibej

Portfolio Manager

980.386.8991

True Davis (True) Tang

Senior Trust Officer

980.386.5233

Steve Boland

Private Client Manager

980.386.9717

Matthew (Matt) J Benson

Private Client Manager

980.683.8704

Leslie McIver

Private Client Manager

980.386.8028

David L Miller

Private Client Manager

980.386.0774

Elizabeth Mitchell

Private Client Manager

980.683.2500

Harriet L Johnson

Senior Trust Officer

980.388.2649

Patrick C Carter

Senior Trust Officer

980.386.7860

Jennifer S Williams

Senior Trust Officer

980.386.7693

James F Clark

Senior Trust Officer

617.434.8543

Aidibeth Amparo

Portfolio Manager

980.386.9126

James R. McGrath

Portfolio Manager

980.683.9036

Daniel A Polowy

Portfolio Manager

980.388.5039

Holly S Withers

Portfolio Manager

980.386.5227

Michael R Preisano

Portfolio Manager

980.386.4482

Let's Have A Conversation

We take the time to listen and learn about you and your family before creating strategies that aim to meet your needs, goals and best interests now and in the future

EXTENSIVE REACH, INNOVATION AND A LEGACY OF TRUST

For more than 200 years, Bank of America Private Bank has helped clients navigate the complex challenges of managing significant wealth. We draw on the Private Bank’s personalized approach, as well as the resources of Bank of America, to help individuals and families, businesses, and institutions achieve their financial objectives. Whether you’re looking to preserve and share wealth, build philanthropic legacies or plan for future growth, our commitment is to make your goals our priority.

At Bank of America Private Bank, we take pride in our history and in serving our clients’ best interests. We also value the continual pursuit of innovation in a constantly transforming world. We apply this perspective to help our clients anticipate and respond to evolving markets, changing environments and the growing complexities of the financial landscape. Mindful of the past, our focus is on providing today’s clients with disciplined financial strategies and a bridge across generations.