William Wahl

Todd Wahl is a Managing Director and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Chesterfield, Missouri. He launched his career in financial services in 1991 and joined Merrill in 2006. Today he serves a loyal and growing circle of high-net-worth individuals, business executives, and entrepreneurs, who he has grown to know, love, and respect throughout the years. Many of his relationships now extend two and three generations of the same family.As the founding partner of Wahl, Dieckhaus, Denner & Associates, Todd built his team with a singular purpose: to provide a preeminent wealth management experience to a select group of families and to help enhance their lives by focusing on what matters most to them. He considers himself a “goals-based” advisor – structuring tailored wealth plans around individual situations and aspirations of the families he serves. His greatest fulfillment is listening to a family's passions and bucket-list dreams and helping them translate those visions into reality.Forward thinking, Todd is adept in behavioral investment counseling and anticipating critical junctures in clients’ personal and professional wealth, allowing them to make informed decisions about their lives and legacies. He is proud to have been named to Forbes “Best-In-State Wealth Management Advisors” list* in 2024 for the seventh consecutive year (Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year).Devoted to serving clients as their lives evolve and to putting their needs first, Todd is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^®, CFP^® certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Additionally, he holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor^®, CPWA^® and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor^™, CRPC^™ designations.Todd’s exposure to multiple market cycles and economic themes has infused his long-term outlook, cementing his belief in a disciplined approach to investing. He is a qualified Portfolio Manager who can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis his own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks, bonds, private markets, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.Todd earned his Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Missouri in Columbia. He and his wife, Amy, reside in Wildwood, Missouri and have three children, Courtney, Emma, and Tanner. Todd is passionate about supporting various organizations in St. Louis, Rosemary, Florida, and worldwide through Living Water International. His favorite “out of the office” moments are spent traveling with family, playing pickleball or playing golf.*Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list. Opinions provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due-diligence meetings that measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, compliance records, firm nominations, assets under management and Firm-generated revenue (investment performance is not a criterion). SHOOK’s rankings are available for client evaluation only, are not indicative of future performance and do not represent any one client’s experience and available for investor help in evaluating the right financial advisor. Compensation was not received from anyone for the study. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Details available at www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC.