The Hekman & VanderStraaten Group
750 Trade Centre Way
Portage, MI 49002
269.388.8247
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Our mission is to assist you in all aspects of accumulating, preserving, enjoying, and distributing wealth to achieve your financial goals.
Welcome

Managing your wealth begins with a deep understanding of your full financial picture. Based on what matters most to you, I can help create a strategy as flexible as today's changing market conditions, and I can provide access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking convenience and lending solutions of Bank of America. I will work to help you pursue your goals through personalized wealth management strategies.

About Us
Mission Statement

Our 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. We help you design and implement a personalized plan intended to help you and your family pursue financial goals while helping manage investment risk. Our approach is to focus on potential solutions that can help turn goals into reality.

Meet Our Team
Jeffery Vanderstraaten,

ChFC®, CPFA™, CRPC™, CRPS™

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
269.388.8235
Ryan Hekman
First Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
269.388.8247
Floyd Tucker,

CRPC™

Financial Advisor
269.388.8249
Janene L Breneman
Wealth Management Client Associate
269.388.8244
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.
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Michael Matthews
Regional Lending Specialist
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #88713
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Nicholas A. Beilfuss
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Bank of America, N.A.
About Merrill

Bringing fresh perspectives to your financial life

The financial decisions you make today can help determine the future you build for yourself and your family. Carving a clear path forward starts with connecting your life and finances. A Merrill advisor provides access to the investing insights of Merrill and banking capabilities of Bank of America to help you make informed decisions as you pursue your goals.

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