John Jacobi

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Manchester Center, VT 05255

Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

18 years

About

John Jacobi is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has over 30 years of experience assisting individuals, families, and business owners with financial decisions. His areas of expertise include comprehensive wealth management and investment strategy, retirement planning, executive compensation and equity planning, small business 401(k) plans and fiduciary guidance, tax-efficient strategies, and sustainable investing.

John holds multiple professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Chartered SRI Counselor (CSRIC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont and a Master's degree in Finance from Boston College.

In addition to his professional work, John is active in his community. He serves as President of the Board for Habitat for Humanity of Bennington County and coaches youth sports in Bridgewater. He is also involved with the Magic Mountain Alpine Club. Outside of work, John enjoys skiing, golfing, fishing, hiking, and spending time with his family.

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 Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Mid-Career Professionals

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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

39 Bonnet St

Manchester Center, VT 05255

Most active in

Vermont

Work history

Bank Of America, N.A.

2018 - Present (8 years)

Merrill

2018 - Present (8 years)

Lincoln Investment

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

MM Financial Group

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

Unemployed

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Funds Distributor, Llc

2007 - 2016 (9 years)

Gmo

2000 - 2016 (16 years)

Disclosures

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