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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
7 years
Location
Kingston, NY 12401
Merrill
Institution
Melanie Hammond is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in delivering personalized wealth management strategies tailored to individual client goals. With over 15 years of client-focused experience, she emphasizes purposeful and personal attention to help clients pursue long-term financial objectives, including areas such as college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management, retirement income, and socially responsible investing.
Melanie holds professional designations as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). She graduated from Kingston High School and is an active member of the philanthropic educational organization PEO. Melanie’s commitment to her clients is complemented by her involvement in community initiatives, reflecting the Merrill tradition of service.
Outside of her professional duties, Melanie engages in various personal interests, including boxing, cooking, hiking, music, reading, running, skiing, traveling, writing, and spending time with her family. As a native of upstate New York, she appreciates the diversity of her community and strives to contribute positively to both her clients and the region she calls home.
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.
Kingston, NY N Front St
108 N Front St
Kingston NY 12401
Advisors at this office
7
Connecticut · New York · Texas
7 years of industry experience
Bank Of America, N.a.
2019 - Present • 7 years
Kingston, NY
Merrill
2019 - Present • 7 years
Kingston, NY
Unemployed for Paper House Productions
2019 - 2019 • 1 year
Saugerties, NY
Paper House Productions
2016 - 2019 • 3 years
Saugerties, NY
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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Saugerties, NY
Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors
Thomas Vaccaro Jr. is a CFP® and registered investment advisor with Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2005. He has three years of industry experience and also operates BMWA Notary Services, providing notary services for residential mortgage transactions in New York. Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors manages discretionary investment accounts and offers personal financial planning for individuals, small businesses, and trusts, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on tax-aware investing.
CFP®, Series 63, Series 66
Clinton Corners, NY
Hudson Delaware Planning LLC
Brian Schmidt is a financial advisor at Hudson Delaware Planning LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to founding Hudson Delaware Planning in 2019, Schmidt worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Redbud Farms LLC. Hudson Delaware Planning provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm focuses on comprehensive, written financial plans covering areas such as retirement, tax, estate, and business consultation, operating on a planning-only model without managing or custodial responsibilities.
Series 63, Series 65
Stone Ridge, NY
Stone Ridge Advisors
Mark Stern is a financial advisor at Stone Ridge Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes roles at Integrated Wealth Concepts, Laurel Wealth Advisors, Founders Albatross, and Point Windward Advisors. Stone Ridge Advisors is an independent, fee-only firm serving primarily individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plan clients. The firm emphasizes financial planning, multi-asset diversification, and a disciplined, long-term investment process that incorporates proprietary models and a blend of asset classes.
Series 63, Series 65
Staatsburg, NY
Bantam Inc.
John Duval Jr. is a financial advisor at Bantam Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Bantam Inc. since 2017 and at Accelerant LLC since 2004. In addition to his advisory work, he manages a securities litigation consulting firm where he serves as an expert witness. Bantam Inc. provides investment management and financial planning primarily to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, select institutional clients, and high-trajectory athletes. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and macroeconomic analysis augmented by AI, offering services that include discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and tailored CFO services for athletes.
Series 66
Germantown, NY
Ryefield Capital, LLC
Alan Lax is a financial advisor with Ryefield Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Germantown, NY. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill and Gunnallen Financial, Inc. Ryefield Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and retirement planning services for individuals, professionals, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in an opportunistic approach focused on capital appreciation, and it employs tactical hedging when appropriate.
Series 63, Series 65
Lake Hill, NY
Divine Asset Management LLC
Danielle Hughes is a financial advisor at Divine Asset Management LLC with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Churchill Stateside Securities LLC and Essex Securities, LLC. Hughes serves on the board of Hudson Valley Women in Business, Inc., a nonprofit supporting women entrepreneurs and executives, where she is Treasurer. Divine Asset Management LLC offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, business owners, and institutional clients. The firm manages portfolios tailored to client objectives using a combination of fundamental, technical, and macro analysis and provides strategic business advisory services under separate agreements.
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