Brian Becker

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Pelham, NH

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

31 years

About

Brian Becker is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and has over 30 years of experience as a financial advisor. Brian specializes in areas including Retirement Income Planning, College Funding Analysis, Asset and Investment Allocation Analysis, Risk Management and Insurance Analysis, Cash and Liquidity Management, and Credit Management.

Brian graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a business degree and has attended advanced finance and management courses at the Wharton School of Business and Purdue University. He develops customized wealth management plans aimed at helping clients pursue their long-term financial goals, maintaining an ongoing review process to oversee the progress of these plans annually.

Outside of his professional role, Brian resides in New Hampshire with his wife Jennifer and their two sons. His personal interests include boating, fishing particularly fly fishing, reading, and spending time with his family.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated

Location

Pelham, NH

Most active in

Connecticut · New Hampshire · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, NA

2010 - Present (16 years)

Merrill

2009 - Present (17 years)

Disclosures

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