Brian Becker
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
NMLS #522713
27 Main St
Andover MA 01810
(978) 623.7518
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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

Brian believes that the key to long-term financial success is having a sound Wealth Management Plan designed to pursue one’s most cherished life goals. During the planning process, Brian asks pertinent questions in order to gather information and better understand what is important to the client, both personally and financially. Once the objectives are established, the client is presented with a written goals based wealth management plan. The Plan is reviewed and overseen annually with the client to help ensure that goals are being met.

Brian Becker holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.; and is a Wealth Management Advisor, and Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. With over 30 years of experience as a financial advisor, Brian focuses on the following planning areas: Retirement Income Planning, College Funding Analysis, Asset and Investment Allocation Analysis, Risk Management and Insurance Analysis, Cash and Liquidity Management, and Credit Management.

Brian graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a business degree. He has attended advanced finance and management courses at the Wharton School of Business and Purdue University. He resides in New Hampshire with his wife Jennifer and their two sons.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. owns the certification marks 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.

Recognition
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2025
(Published on April 8, 2025. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2024.)
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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
Elsa P Monahan
Wealth Management Client Associate
617.946.4297
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.
Gregory Hyzdu
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
William R Vaughn
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
Richard Breed
Wealth Specialist
Merrill
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Brian Becker is registered to do business in CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IN, MA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, PA, WA, WI.
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.