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High School Sports Powerhouse Taps Bank to Help Kids Plot Financial Future

  • Bank to offer resources to students at Florida’s IMG Academy
  • Merrill advisers will provide help boosting financial skills
Students athletes work out at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg
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Young athletes navigating a burgeoning world of big-money sponsorship deals are teaming up with Bank of America Corp.’s financial advisers to plot their financial future.

BofA’s Merrill Wealth Management and IMG Academy, the Florida-based high school sports powerhouse, are partnering to offer financial-education to student athletes and their families, covering topics including saving and spending, credit and investing.