Francisco Xavier Puente
Advisor at Merrill — Fresno, CA 5260 N Palm Ave
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
6 years
Location
Fresno, CA 93704
Merrill
Institution
Francisco Puente is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He assists families and individuals in pursuing their financial objectives by developing personalized wealth management strategies tailored to each client's specific needs and priorities. Francisco provides access to investment insights from Merrill and offers banking and lending solutions from Bank of America to support his clients' financial goals.
Francisco joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2019. Prior to his current role, he served as a Deputy Sheriff for Fresno County for over 18 years. He holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA®) designation from the National Association of Plan Advisors, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a Finance option and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from California State University, Fresno. His areas of expertise include college education planning, employee benefits planning, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, retirement planning, small business strategies, tax minimization, and investment consulting.
Fluent in both Spanish and English, Francisco is actively involved in his community through participation in local softball organizations and membership in the Rotary Club. He enjoys baseball, boxing, football, pickleball, reading, running, softball, spending time with his family, traveling, and watching movies.
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Fresno, CA 5260 N Palm Ave
5260 N Palm Ave
Fresno CA 93704
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6 years of industry experience
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2018 - 2019 • 1 year
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2017 - 2019 • 2 years
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California State University, Fresno
2017 - 2019 • 2 years
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Century 21 C. Watson realestate
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Fresno County Sheriff's office
1999 - 2017 • 18 years
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1998 - 2017 • 19 years
Fresno, CA
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