The Sechrest Group
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
1331 North California Blvd.
Suite 400/700
Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 945.4840
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Whatever your personal goals may be, we will work together with you, one-on-one, to develop a personalized financial strategy designed to help you pursue your long-term goals.
The Sechrest Group
Welcome

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, The Sechrest Group has distinguished itself by providing customized advice and guidance to a select group of corporate executives, business owners and affluent families.

We are a multi-generational practice that works with both individuals and businesses. We are relentless in our focus on risk-adjusted performance relative to a client’s long-term goals. We bring warmth, compassion and coordination to clients’ wealth management that we feel is distinctive.

About Us
Our Practice

We operate like a small boutique inside a global bank offering a suite of family office type services including wealth management, investment advisory services, retirement planning, personal banker, philanthropic consultant and most importantly, friend. We are intentional about impact every day. We will be in the trenches with you when the world and/or family goals appear to be unbalanced and celebrating with you with life events and when goals have been accomplished.Wealth Management Planner – We clearly articulate how each financial decision impacts financial security; both in the long and short-term. We focus on outcomes to the stuff that matters to a family: education of future generations, buying a second home, investing in other businesses.Investment Advisory Services – Have a clear understanding of your financial goals to help make sure your lifestyle is never disrupted. The effort is to help secure, improve and preserve investment assets offering a completely objective asset allocation mixRetirement Planning - We advise both individuals with their retirement planning as well as managing business retirement plans. Denny holds the Certified Plan Financial Advisor, CPFA designation as well as the Merrill Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC) internal designation.Personal Banker – Facilitate and take care of all credit and balance sheet management including mortgages, credit cards, basic banking, bill payment etc. *Philanthropic Consultant – Assist families in their philanthropic pursuits to establish a family legacy as well as invest in the charitable causes that are most important to them.##### *Banking and Credit Services are through Bank of America, N.A.

Meet Our Team
Dennis Sechrest,

CEPA®, CPFA®, CPWA®, SE-AWMA™

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
925.945.4858
Vita Sechrest,

CDFA®, CPFA®, CPWA®, SE-AWMA™

Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
925.945.4840
Kevin Bryant,

AWMA™

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Specialist
925.945.4843
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.
Cynthia Arteaga
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #940901
Samantha C Sylvester
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Bank of America, N.A.
Grace Selva
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
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