Joseph Gregory Bauer
Advisor at Merrill — Iselin, NJ 194 Wood Ave S
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
31 years
Location
Iselin, NJ 08830
Merrill
Institution
Joseph Bauer serves as a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, he develops goals-based financial advisory relationships tailored to each client's unique investment needs. He promotes a systematic approach to planning and investing that aligns with clients' investment goals, risk tolerance, liquidity requirements, and time horizons.
Joseph provides access to a wide range of financial services including customized wealth management strategies, retirement planning, college funding, insurance services, and banking services through Bank of America, N.A. He also offers guidance related to concentrated stock positions, company stock options, and alternative investment strategies when appropriate. His work is supported by internal specialists and BofA Global Research.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Seton Hall University, earned in 1995. Since beginning his career in financial services in 1995, he has been with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management since early 2009. Joseph holds multiple FINRA registrations including Series 7, 9, 10, 24, 31, 63, and 65, as well as life and health insurance licenses in New Jersey and Florida. He has earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) designation and is a member of the Investments & Wealth Institute®.
Based on Merrill
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Iselin, NJ 194 Wood Ave S
194 Wood Ave S
Iselin NJ 08830
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