The Thorndyke Group

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
9128 Strada Place
Suite 301
Naples, FL 34108
(312) 696.7645
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The Thorndyke Group believes that good relationships are built through teamwork and involvement, delivered through our advisors, wealth management client associates and access to the global investment capabilities of Merrill and the banking convenience of Bank of America. We want to be your primary source for financial advice and guidance. And we want you to value the dedication and diligence offered to you at each step of the financial planning process.
The Thorndyke Group
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Welcome


Welcome

Our mission is to understand you and your priorities. To take the time, to ask hard, smart questions and to listen carefully, then to understand, in great detail, exactly where your wealth stands today, and where you'd like it to be tomorrow. We help you design, implement and periodically review a customized wealth management strategy that helps you and your family pursue your personal financial goals while managing investment risk. Our wealth management approach is about using wealth to help turn goals into reality.

Recognition
Mark Thorndyke
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes "America’s Top Wealth Management Teams High Net Worth", 2022-2023
(Published annually in November. Rankings based on data as of September 30 of current year.)
Forbes "America’s Top 250 Wealth Advisors", 2022-2023
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2022-2023
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
Barron's "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors", 2023
(Published on March 10, 2023. Rankings based on data as of September 30, 2021.)
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About Us
Philosophy

It is important that you take positive steps toward your financial future, and that means getting more than just investment advice. We take the time to get to know you and your family, your financial situation and what matters most to you. Using one-on-one collarboration as a foundation, We can work with you to build your own personalized financial strategy.

Wednesday, July 17th 2024| 10:00 AM CT
Global Thematic Investing Research Webinar
Tuesday, May 7th 2024| 12:00 PM CST
Market Outlook

Join us for a market update hosted by The Thorndyke Group!

Register here

Thursday, September 12th 2024| 12:00 PM CT
Market Outlook

The Thorndyke Group is excited to be hosting a Market Outlook: looking towards a new era of growth. Please register prior to the event using the link below. If you have any questions please reach out to your advisor. We look forward to seeing you there.

Hosts: The Thorndyke Group

  • Mark W Thorndyke, CEPA®, CFP®, CIMA® Managing Director Wealth Management Advisor
  • David J Ponsot, CFP®, CRPC™ Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor
  • Suzanne Austin, CFP® Senior Vice President Senior Wealth Planner
Thursday, September 5th 2024| 5:00 p.m. ET
The Washington Update 2024

Merrill invites you to a virtual event featuring Jeff Bush, a dynamic and insightful speaker and author known for his unique ability to translate difficult tax and fiscal information coming out of Washington, D.C. into potential growth strategies for business owners, executives and high net worth investors. Jeff will discuss his perspective on the current political environment, prospective legislation and strategies for investment and retirement planning.

Merrill invites you to a virtual event featuring Jeff Bush, a dynamic and insightful speaker and author known for his unique ability to translate difficult tax and fiscal information coming out of Washington, D.C. into potential growth strategies for business owners, executives and high net worth investors. Jeff will discuss his perspective on the current political environment, prospective legislation and strategies for investment and retirement planning.

Jeff Bush

Jeff Bush presents more than 200 times yearly in the US and abroad to a client base that includes a who's who list of fortune 500 firms from Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between. Jeff frequently appears on CNBC's Nightly Business Report, is featured in various industry publications, including Investment News, and a guest on POTUS Sirius/XM Radio.

While Jeff is best known as a keynote speaker, he has shared the stage with many notables, including prior Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke and Stanley Fischer, Ron Insana, a reporter for Market Score Board and former Senior CNBC Analyst, Consuelo Mack, host of Wealth Track, Jeffrey Applegate, CIO for Morgan Stanley, Robert Reynolds President and CEO of Putnam Investments, and John Theil, former Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management at Bank of America. Merrill

WebEx details will be provided prior to event date.

Meet Our Team
Mark Thorndyke,

CEPA®, CFP®, CIMA®

Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.7645
James Murphy,

CPWA®

Senior Vice President, Resident Director - Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.2083
Rees Mason,

CDFA®, CFP®

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
904.273.3820
David Ponsot,

CFP®, CRPC™

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.7607
Sally Blume-Kelly,

CFP®

First Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.2117
Matthew Nies,

CFP®

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.7573
Monika Walczak
Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
312.696.2058
Joseph Shannon
Assistant Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
312.696.7656
Justin Brosseau,

CIMA®

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.7576
Matthew Pomerantz,

CFP®

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
312.696.7613
Suzanne Austin,

CFP®

Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Planner
312.696.2151
Constantine Quintas
Financial Advisor
312.499.4673
Gianna Traylor,

CFP®

Financial Advisor
312.696.2080
Peter Au
Financial Advisor
312.696.2109
Yasser Arrocha,

CPFA™

Financial Advisor
312.696.7574
Thomas O'Mera,

CRPC™

Vice President, Senior Business Manager
312.696.2079
Judson D Nierman,

CFP®, CIMA®, CRPC™

Senior Investment Associate
312.696.7629
Alex Siedow,

CFP®

Financial Advisor
239.649.2907
Michelle L Koehn
Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Associate
312.696.2154
Erica Perez,

CFP®

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Specialist
312.696.7688
Nicholas Kapetanos,

CRPC™

Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
312.814.9027
Sean Kirwan,

CFP®, CRPC™

Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
312.696.2061
McKenna L. Bowles
Wealth Management Client Associate
312.696.7657
Jake Eugene Bertog,

CFP®

Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
312.269.5005
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.
Faheem Chaudhry
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Kurt Lorenzen
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #228680
Jim Goodrich
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Bank of America, N.A.
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