The Dyrek Goehring Group
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
800 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 356.2020
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Mission Statement
At the Dyrek Goehring Group, we have ambitious goals. We want to help you thrive, ease your financial concerns, and restore precious free time to your life.We are different by design—motivated, high striving, and genuine in our desire to be better, every day.
Welcome

The right advice, at the right time, can have a big impact on people’s lives.

At The Dyrek Goehring Group, we look to help people make sound decisions about their lives—supporting their finances, their families, their careers, and their priorities.

Speak with us for a few minutes, and we think you’ll hear something different. We are humble, hard-working, and diligent. But possibly more important, we are inspired—inspired by the clients we serve, inspired to help people realize their ambitions, and inspired to be better, every day.

We believe in relationships—not transactions. We listen, rather than dictate. And we focus on your priorities, embracing them as our own.

Here are a few of the ways that we look to provide a different kind of client experience: 

  • A welcoming environment. We believe in the value of what we do, and we’re gratified to have a meaningful impact on people’s lives. As a result, we strive to say “yes”—to advise people at different life stages, from matriarchs and patriarchs through millennials and Gen Z. Clients come to us from diverse background, including executives, business owners, professionals, and others who have forged their own unique paths to wealth.

  • A reliable resource. We look to serve as a single, reliable resource for clients’ needs—large or small. If an issue is important to a client, it is important to us. We’ve served four generations of client families—a continuity that makes us proud. We tend to develop deep, long-lasting relationships, walking with clients through significant points in their lives and legacies.

  • A small-town feel within a leading firm. Our founder, Chris Dyrek, has worked at Merrill since 1984. He’s joined by fellow Financial Advisor Jason Goehring and our Client Associates, Jennifer Henderson and Steven Soriano. We believe Merrill offers clients stability, reliability, and resources that are unmatched. Within that structure, our group generates a “small town” feel, where clients know that they are known, understood, and appreciated. Our practice is home grown—built relationship by relationship, allowing us to foster a closeness that demonstrates each client’s importance.


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Recognition
Christopher Dyrek
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2021-2024
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
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About Us
How We Can Help

People come to us for a variety of needs. Some have a particular goal in mind—selling a business, diversifying a concentrated portfolio, passing along wealth to the next generation, or financing a major purchase.Others come to us because they want a balanced perspective on a critical question: Are they on track? They want to know if they are saving enough, investing in a thoughtful way, and creating a pathway to their distinctive goals.Each person is different—a variability that makes our work very rewarding. We're energized by each client's story—helping people move from where they are to where they want to be.Together, we look to create a highly customized approach to each person's interests and needs. Here are a few of the ways we can help:* We lend depth and organization to your financial life. We feel that our knowledge is difficult to replicate. We have helped many clients over many years, unwinding the intricacies of their wealth and creating a more cohesive whole. We believe that our education, professional designations, and practical experience have added to our ability to provide thoughtful advice and guidance.* We are forward looking, rational, and disciplined. Our team founder, Chris Dyrek, has witnessed varied market conditions over the course of his career—bull markets, bear markets, geopolitical disruptions, and substantial volatility. He offers refined judgment and a seasoned perspective, grounding his approach in fundamentals: controlling the controllable, anticipating rather than reacting, diversification, and tax-sensitive investing.* We restore precious free time to your life. One advantage of wealth is the ability to focus on other priorities. Our team is skilled in uncovering possible efficiencies across multiple contexts of your wealth, bringing you new ideas to help advance your goals, steadily and methodically. We apply our own insights, as well as those of specialists at the firm, to help you reduce complexity and gain confidence in pursuing the future you envision.Merrill, its affiliates, and financial advisors do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. You should consult your legal and/or tax advisors before making any financial decisions.

Thursday, December 19th 2024| 11AM
You're Invited: Home on the Range: Roaming with the Buffalo Market

Please join us for a 2024 Market Update and Year-end review featuring the latest research from our Chief Investment Office presented by Chris Dyrek Senior Vice President & Wealth Management Advisor and member of the Dyrek Goehring Group.Chris Dyrek has over 40 years of investment experience at Merrill Lynchhas been recognized as one of Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list, 2021-2024 (Published annually Jan- April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.) and "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" list, 2023 and 2024 (Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year) as a member of the Dyrek Goehring Group.We invite you, as well as any family, friends, colleagues you would feel would benefit from this timely presentation to the webinar session.We encourage you to register in advance for the webinar using the link below. On the day of, you may join the WebEx link on your invitation or by clicking the link in your registration confirmation email.Thursday, December 19, 2024 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PTCLICK HERE TO REGISTERIf you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Henderson at 626-817-6814.## Host### The Dyrek Goehring GroupChristopher D Dyrek, CEPA®, CIMA®, CPFA®, CPWA®, CRPC™ Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor

Meet Our Team
Christopher Dyrek,

CEPA®, CIMA®, CPFA®, CPWA®, CRPC™

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
626.356.2020
Jason Goehring,

CFP®

Wealth Management Advisor
626.356.2058
Jennifer Henderson
Wealth Management Client Associate
626.817.6814
Steven Soriano
Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
626.356.2052
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Ally Bowdoin
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Grace Chung
Senior Wealth Management Lending Officer
NMLS #637495
Guillermo Mier
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
About Merrill

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