Base Elliot Hammond
Advisor at Merrill — Muskegon, MI W Western Ave
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
8 years
Location
Muskegon, MI 49440
Merrill
Institution
Base Hammond is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in retirement benefits consultation and portfolio management. He advises corporate clients as well as high net worth individuals and families, providing fiduciary investment guidance for various benefit programs including equity compensation, defined contribution, defined benefit, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Base also assists clients in managing concentrated stock positions and significant transition events such as retirement, inheritance, or the sale of a business.
He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) designations. Base earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Michigan State University. He is affiliated with the Hammond, Martin, McKeough Group and can be contacted via email at [email protected] or by phone at 231-725-6411.
Base is involved with community organizations including Peoples Center and United Way of the Lakeshore.
Based on Merrill
SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Muskegon, MI W Western Ave
380 W Western Ave
Muskegon MI 49440
Advisors at this office
7
Michigan · Texas
8 years of industry experience
BANK of AMERICA, N.A.
2017 - Present • 9 years
Muskegon, MI
Merrill
2017 - Present • 9 years
Muskegon, MI
Merrill
2016 - 2017 • 1 year
Muskegon, MI
Michigan State University
2013 - 2017 • 4 years
East Lansing, MI
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