Peter Huffman
Advisor at Merrill — Rancho Santa Fe, CA El Tordo
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
17 years
Location
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Merrill
Institution
Peter Huffman is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2008. He specializes in comprehensive wealth management with a focus on Behavioral Finance and how financial and investment decisions affect individuals and families. His expertise encompasses family wealth management strategies, philanthropic planning, socially responsible investing, and liquidity management among other areas.
Before joining Merrill Lynch, Peter spent five years in Africa and Asia working in managerial roles for the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), including serving as Country Director for Ethiopia where he managed one of the largest HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs worldwide. He also acted as the principal liaison for official visits by former President William J. Clinton to Africa. Peter is engaged in philanthropy through board service and co-founding a nonprofit focused on youth empowerment and health services in South Africa and Ghana.
Peter holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and is a Personal Investment Advisor. He has been recognized as a Top 1200 Financial Advisor by Barron's, a Best in State Wealth Advisor by Forbes, and included in On Wall Street's Top 40 Under 40. Peter lives with his wife and their two children.
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Rancho Santa Fe, CA El Tordo
6006 El Tordo, Pwm
Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
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17 years of industry experience
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La Jolla, CA
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