Colin O Hare

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Atlanta, GA 30326

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

5 years

About

Colin O'Hare is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, serving on the Global Corporate & Institutional Advisory Services team. He utilizes the investment insights of Merrill alongside the banking services of Bank of America to assist clients in managing various aspects of their financial lives. Colin works closely with clients to identify their primary goals and needs, focusing on wealth management planning strategies, wealth forecasting, stock option analysis, concentrated stock strategies, and coordinating tax minimization strategies in collaboration with clients' tax and legal advisors.

Colin holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 registrations and has earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ designation. He also holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

Originally from Jupiter, Florida, Colin is the son of two Merrill financial advisors. He resides in Buckhead, Georgia, where he enjoys spending time with his family, exercising, fishing, and paddleboarding.

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 Concentrated stock management Stock option exercise strategy Tax-loss harvesting

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

3455 Peachtree Rd Ne

Atlanta, GA 30326

Most active in

Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Texas

Work history

Merrill

2021 - Present (5 years)

Bank of America N.A.

2021 - Present (5 years)

Bank of America N.A.

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Merrill

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Bank of America

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

Frankel Realty

2018 - 2018 (1 year)

Ohio State University

2016 - 2020 (4 years)

Benjamin High School

2012 - 2016 (4 years)

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance Long-term care insurance
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Passive / index investing
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Series 65

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General retirement planning Income planning General tax planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Series 65

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