Hatim Smouni is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on developing personalized wealth management strategies tailored to the unique financial situations and goals of his clients. His expertise includes college education planning, corporate executive services, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, and special needs planning strategies.
Born and raised in Morocco, Hatim moved to the United States in 1994 to further his education. He holds a high school diploma from Lycee Moulay Idriss I Casablanca, a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Arkansas, and a master's degree from the College for Financial Planning. He has earned multiple professional designations, including Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).
Hatim is actively involved in his community, serving on the boards of the Arkansas Children Hospital PAC and the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS. He volunteers with the Arkansas Foodbank and the UAMS Cancer Institute. Outside of work, he enjoys dancing, soccer, tennis, surfing, traveling, watching movies, and spending time with his wife Alex, a tax attorney, and their two children.