Scott Hufault, CFP®, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Portfolio Manager
Scott joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 1992. His focus is on developing strategies and recommendations for high-net-worth individuals, their families and their businesses to help them meet their short- and long-term financial goals.
Scott's approach to wealth management is consultative, objective and committed to excellence. First, he takes the time to listen to and review client financial situations, preferences and goals. Second, he offers recommendations for portfolio design to custom tailor it to each client's income and growth expectations. And third, he has regular follow-up discusions covering a wide range of opportunities, including investments, retirement, estate planning services and philanthropy.
Scott is a qualified Portfolio Manager who, in addition to providing traditional advice and guidance, can help clients pursue their objectives by building and managing his own personalized or defined strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. When servicing clients through the firm’s Investment Advisory Program, a Portfolio Manager may manage his strategies on a discretionary basis. He also holds a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM certification, awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
Scott is a 1990 graduate of University of Arizona, with a B.S. in Economics and Finance.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP® Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
I follow the deep-seated Merrill tradition of participating in the communities we serve. This drives my interest in spending time volunteering with organizations in our community.
My mission, first and foremost, is to understand you and what matters most to you. Armed with that information I can ask thoughtful questions -- listening carefully, then understanding in detail where your wealth stands today and where you'd like it to be tomorrow. I help you design and implement a personalized plan intended to help you and your family pursue financial goals while helping manage investment risk. My approach is to focus on potential solutions that can help turn goals into reality.
Bringing fresh perspectives to your financial life
The financial decisions you make today can help determine the future you build for yourself and your family. Carving a clear path forward starts with connecting your life and finances. A Merrill advisor provides access to the investing insights of Merrill and banking capabilities of Bank of America to help you make informed decisions as you pursue your goals.