Craig Hacker
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Media, PA 19063
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
35 years
Craig Hacker is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has more than 38 years of experience specializing in investment, retirement, wealth transfer, and business succession planning for high-net-worth families, individuals, and business owners. Craig focuses on helping clients pursue long-term financial goals through personalized wealth management strategies that reflect their full financial picture. His approach includes goals-based wealth planning and uses tools like Monte Carlo simulation to assess the probability of achieving clients’ objectives over their lifetimes.
Craig holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ and Personal Investment Advisor designations. He earned a B.S. in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Finance from Temple University. While he does not provide legal or tax advice, he collaborates closely with clients’ attorneys and tax advisors to integrate all financial and legal considerations into comprehensive wealth and estate plans.
He lives in Malvern, Pennsylvania with his wife, Maribeth. Craig is an active member of Paoli Presbyterian Church and the North American Hunting Dog Association. He enjoys training and hunting with his German Pointers, and spending time with his three children and six grandchildren.
Based on Merrill
$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)
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
300 W State St
Media, PA 19063
New Jersey · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas
Bank Of America, Na
2010 - Present (16 years)
Merrill
2004 - Present (22 years)
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