John Edward Doran
Advisor at Merrill — Princeton, NJ Roszel Rd
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
4 years
Location
Princeton, NJ 08540
Merrill
Institution
John Doran is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in helping clients develop personalized financial strategies to pursue their goals. His client focus areas include college education planning, family wealth management strategies, institutional investment consulting, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, individual and corporate investment strategy, and tax minimization.
John holds a Bachelor's Degree from Kings College and has earned several professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). His approach centers on uncovering what matters to clients and their families to create strategies tailored to their financial objectives.
Outside of his professional work, John enjoys boating, fishing, spending time with his family, and watching movies.
Based on Merrill
SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Princeton, NJ Roszel Rd
7 Roszel Rd, Investment Solutions Group
Princeton NJ 08540
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