John Emery Smyth

Advisor at Merrill — Rye Beach, NH

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

23 years

Location

Rye Beach, NH

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Merrill

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Total advisors

25,588

Across 3,189 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

John Smyth is a Private Wealth Manager and Managing Director at Merrill Private Wealth Management, bringing over three decades of experience in financial markets since beginning his career at The Chicago Board of Trade in 1993. He specializes in family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, and portfolio management services, focusing on private business owners and general partners of private equity and venture capital firms. He leads a team of twelve professionals dedicated to intergenerational wealth planning and asset management.

Before joining Merrill, John served as a Managing Director at both J.P. Morgan and First Republic Investment Management. He holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and has earned professional designations as a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). John is fluent in English and French.

John's community involvement includes advisory roles on several boards and committees, such as the Pacific Jazz Orchestra Finance Committee, Brain Chemistry Labs Finance and Audit Committee, Choate Rosemary Hall Alumni Association Executive Committee (Planned Giving Chair), Institute for World Politics Board of Advisors, Lost Tree Charitable Foundation Investment Committee, TIE (The IndUS Entrepreneurs Association), and the University of Miami Frost School of Music Board of Advisors. His personal interests include golfing, music, and singing.

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 Business succession planning Business exit / sale strategy Multi-generational wealth transfer General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Commissions

SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.

Location

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Rye Beach, NH

Rye Beach NH

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida · New Hampshire · Texas

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Merrill

2024 - Present • 2 years

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Jupiter, FL

J.P. Morgan Securities

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Jupiter, FL

First Republic Investment Management, Inc

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Jupiter, FL

First Republic Securities Company, LLC

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Jupiter, FL

Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

2010 - 2020 • 10 years

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

J.P Morgan Securities Inc.

2010 - 2020 • 10 years

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Peyton O

Series 65

Portsmouth, NH

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Wealth management Business exit / sale strategy
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Justin M

Series 65

Porstmouth, NH

KWM Financial LLC

Justin Moyer is a financial advisor at KWM Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with KWM Financial, formerly Kearsarge Wealth Management, since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a pilot for Southwest Airlines, dedicating approximately 15% of his time during trading hours to this activity. KWM Financial LLC is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional clients, including employer-sponsored pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a proprietary core-satellite investment approach based on fundamental research and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as financial planning and retirement plan consulting services.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Retired
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John M

CFP®, Series 63

Portsmouth, NH

Gulfstream Financial Group LLC

John Mccune Jr. is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Gulfstream Financial Group LLC since 2005. Prior to and concurrently with his role at Gulfstream, he has been affiliated with LPL Financial. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in commercial lobster fishing on weekends and occasionally works as an engineer/deckhand for tugboats. He also serves as a board member for Piscataqua Savings Bank. Gulfstream Financial Group provides financial planning and investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on tailored written plans and consultations. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach without discretionary trading authority, charging hourly and fixed fees rather than percentage-based fees.

General retirement planning Annuities
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Russell R

CFP®, Series 63

New Castle, NH

ATI Wealth Partners, LLC

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Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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Eric G

Series 63, Series 65

Portsmouth, NH

Four Tree Island Advisory LLC

Eric Gregg is the principal and sole advisor at Four Tree Island Advisory LLC in Portsmouth, NH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience, all with Four Tree Island Advisory since its founding in 2011. Outside of advisory work, Mr. Gregg serves on the advisory board and is a minority owner of Microwave Techniques LLC, and he is a board member of Portsmouth Regional Hospital as well as a member of the governance committee for the Foundation of Seacoast Health. Four Tree Island Advisory LLC provides discretionary investment management to individual and institutional clients through separately managed accounts. The firm employs a limited set of named strategies focusing primarily on liquid equities and fixed income, and uses derivative strategies alongside traditional investments to manage client portfolios.

Active portfolio management
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Robert F

Series 65

Amesbury, MA

Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC

Robert Foster Jr. is the principal of Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC in Amesbury, MA, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Nokia since 1984 as a Technical Support Engineer. Foster dedicates a significant portion of his time to this role outside of his advisory work. Plain Talk Financial Planning offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs asset allocation strategies grounded in modern portfolio theory, incorporating both passive and active management, and provides tailored solutions including socially conscious options and cryptocurrency-related exposure when requested.

Social Security optimization General retirement planning Business sale tax planning
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