Christopher Hochuli

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Kapaa, HI

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

29 years

About

Christopher Hochuli is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in long-term portfolio and liability management, including the identification and review of investment managers utilized by the group. Christopher is a portfolio manager who manages personalized or defined strategies on a discretionary basis, incorporating individual stocks and bonds, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.

With 27 years of experience advising high net worth clients, Christopher has expertise in estate planning, asset and liability management primarily serving physicians, attorneys, C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1996, having previously worked at Bank of America Honolulu. Christopher holds a Bachelor's degree from Boston College and holds multiple professional designations, including Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).

Outside his advisory role, Christopher serves on the board of Na Kama Kai, a foundation based in West Oahu. He is also a State Advisory Board member for the Trust for Public Lands and has previously been president of the board for the Waldorf Schools in Honolulu.

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

Wealth management Active portfolio management Business ownership considerations Business Financial Management General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Doctor or Medical Professional Attorney 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

Kapaa, HI

Most active in

Hawaii · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2011 - Present (15 years)

Merrill

1996 - Present (30 years)

Disclosures

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