Brian Becker is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and has over 30 years of experience as a financial advisor. Brian specializes in areas including Retirement Income Planning, College Funding Analysis, Asset and Investment Allocation Analysis, Risk Management and Insurance Analysis, Cash and Liquidity Management, and Credit Management. Brian graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a business degree and has attended advanced finance and management courses at the Wharton School of Business and Purdue University. He develops customized wealth management plans aimed at helping clients pursue their long-term financial goals, maintaining an ongoing review process to oversee the progress of these plans annually. Outside of his professional role, Brian resides in New Hampshire with his wife Jennifer and their two sons. His personal interests include boating, fishing particularly fly fishing, reading, and spending time with his family.