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The Parker Group - Merrill Lynch

7310 N Lake Dr Ground Floor, Columbus, GA 31909, USA(706) 494-5332advisor.ml.com/sites/ga/columbus-ga/parker-groupView on Google Maps →
5.2/10 overall scoreFair

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Fair

5.2/10

Subcategory Rank

of 23 in Financial Planner · Bottom 50%

#16

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 25%

#425

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 25%

#2206

Online Presence

Fair

4.9/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
38/100
Desktop Score
55/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

poor mobile score 38; poor desktop score 55; very slow LCP 8777ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #16 to #5 in Financial Planner.
  • Earning ~18 more 5★ reviews (or ~22 at 4★) would push you into the top 3 of Financial Planner.

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Rank in Financial Planner

#16of 23Bottom 50%
1
6.8
Momentum Wealth Management
2
6.7
Garret Messner - First Command
3
6.7
Howard Rush - First Command
4
6.6
Ismael Espada Jr. - Edward Jones Financial Advisor
5
6.4
Chris Webb - Edward Jones Financial Advisor
6
6.0
Capital Wealth Management Group
7
5.9
Stifel
8
5.9
Townsend Wealth Management
Category average: 5.6/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (8.8s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+62

Lift mobile performance (38/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

Complete your Google Business Profile

Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. Google Business research

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Mobile performance is poor (38/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (55/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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