Nicholas Alan Hopley
Advisor at Merrill — Springfield, MA
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
32 years
Location
Springfield, MA 01144
Merrill
Institution
Nicholas Hopley is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a position he has held since joining the firm in 2009. He has been working in the financial services industry since 1994, focusing on developing strategies and recommendations for individuals, their families, and their businesses to help meet short- and long-term financial goals.
His approach to wealth management is consultative, objective, and tailored to individual clients. Nicholas takes time to understand clients' financial situations, preferences, and goals before offering recommendations for asset allocations that align with their income and growth expectations. He continues to engage in discussions covering investments, retirement, estate planning services, and philanthropy. His client focus areas include college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, socially responsible and values-based investing, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income.
Nicholas graduated in 1989 from Grinnell College with a B.A. in Political Science and earned an M.B.A. in 1994 from the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He obtained the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation in 2016 and holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Outside of work, he is an avid runner who has competed in the Boston Marathon 29 times over 31 years. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife Jennifer; they have two children.
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.
Springfield, MA
1414 Main St
Springfield MA 01144
Advisors at this office
15
Connecticut · Texas
32 years of industry experience
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2009 - Present • 17 years
Springfield, MA
Merrill
2009 - Present • 17 years
Springfield, MA
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
2009 - 2009 • 1 year
MA
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