Joseph Fessler
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
NMLS #521851
660 Beachland Boulevard
Suite 101
Vero Beach FL 32963
(772) 231.9096
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Whatever your personal goals may be, I will work together with you, one-on-one, to develop a personalized financial strategy designed to help you pursue your long-term goals.
Profile

Joe joined Merrill in 1984 at the regional operations center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In 1987, he was accepted into the firm’s operations manager training program and in 1989 Joe accepted the position of operations manager for the Vero Beach Florida complex. In 1994 Joe transitioned from management to the financial advisory position, and today Joe utilizes his depth of experience gained working within the firm on many levels to provide clients with access to all of the firm’s deep resources, products and services. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® CFP® certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and a member of the Financial Planning Association.
Joe actively contributes to his community and is a former president of the Exchange Club of Indian River County. Joe and his wife Tammy reside in Vero Beach and have two daughters, Lauren and Kristen.

Recognition
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2024
(Published on April 3, 2024. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2023.)
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About Me
Welcome

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.

Meet Our Professional Staff
Scott Schwartz,

CFP®

First Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
772.231.9072
Tammy Fessler
Wealth Management Client Associate (FP)
772.231.9045
Elissia M Kachele
Officer, Wealth Management Client Associate
772.231.9066
Maureen T Lord
Officer, Registered Senior Wealth Management Client Associate
772.231.9035
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.
Sameer Derashri
Wealth Strategist
Peggy King
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and the CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Joseph Fessler is registered to do business in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.