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Helping You Navigate Your Financial Life with Clarity and Confidence
Your financial life evolves as your career, family, goals, and priorities change. Whether you're building wealth, preparing for retirement, planning for your family's future, or navigating a major life transition, the decisions you make today can shape what comes next. My role is to help you look at the bigger picture, understand your options, and develop a thoughtful strategy that reflects both where you are today and where you want to go.

A Personalized Approach
Good financial advice starts with listening. Everyone has different priorities, circumstances, and ideas of what financial success looks like. I take the time to understand what matters most to you before discussing potential strategies.
Whether you're building wealth, preparing for retirement, navigating a life transition, or simply looking for clearer direction, my goal is to make the financial process approachable and easy to understand.

Financial Planning
Your financial life goes beyond investments. We can look at the bigger picture, including your short- and long-term goals, retirement, investments, and other financial priorities, and develop a strategy around what matters most to you.

Investment Guidance
Investing should have a purpose. I work with clients to develop investment strategies that reflect their goals, time horizon, and broader financial plan while maintaining a long-term perspective through changing market conditions.

Banking and Lending Resources
Investments are only one part of your financial picture. Through access to Bank of America resources, we can help connect your banking and lending needs with your broader financial goals, creating a more coordinated approach to managing your financial life.

A Long-Term Relationship
I believe the best client relationships are built on trust, transparency, and consistent communication. As life changes, your financial needs and priorities may change with it.
My goal is to be a long-term resource for you and your family, helping you understand your options and make thoughtful financial decisions along the way.

About Me
Outside of work, you’ll usually find me doing something active, whether that’s going for a run, hiking, or watching or playing soccer. I also enjoy cooking, music, and spending time with family and friends.

About Me

How We Begin

Every relationship starts with a conversation. No pressure and no sales pitch, just an opportunity to get to know each other and talk about what matters most to you.

We'll discuss where you are today, what you're working toward, and any questions or challenges you see ahead. That could mean preparing for retirement, paying down debt, buying a home, traveling, planning for your family, or simply gaining a better understanding of your financial picture. I'll ask questions, but more importantly, I'll listen.

As we continue the conversation, we'll begin looking at the different pieces of your financial life, including:

Your Goals
Retirement, major purchases, travel, education, family or legacy goals, and other short- and long-term priorities.

Investments & Retirement
401(k)s, IRAs, Roth IRAs, taxable investment accounts, and other savings or investment assets.

Savings & Cash
Savings accounts, emergency reserves, and other liquid assets.

Property & Other Assets
Your home, rental properties, and other significant assets.

Income
Salary, business income, rental income, and other sources of income.

Liabilities
Mortgages, student loans, credit cards, HELOCs, and other outstanding debt.

Having relevant statements and financial information available can help us develop a more complete picture, but the first step is simply having the conversation.

By the end of our initial discussions, my goal is for you to understand what comes next and for me to have a better understanding of what matters most to you and where I can add value.

Our Planning Process

Once we understand **what's most important to you**, we can begin bringing the different pieces of your financial life together. **Understand Your Financial Picture**We'll take a deeper look at your goals, investments, retirement accounts, income, expenses, liabilities, and other areas that may affect your plan. This allows us to better understand where you stand today and how your financial resources align with the goals you've identified. **Build Your Strategy**Using the information you've shared, we'll develop a personalized strategy centered around your priorities. Through the Merrill Personal Wealth Analysis®, we can bring your goals and financial information together to evaluate different considerations and potential paths forward. Merrill describes this analysis as a personalized report based on your goals that brings together solutions addressing a range of financial needs. **Review It Together**We'll walk through the analysis together so you understand not only what we're considering, but the reasoning behind it. We'll discuss our findings, answer questions, and make sure you have a clear understanding of the strategy and how the different pieces work together. **Put the Plan Into Action**Once we've established a direction, we'll work together to put the strategy into action and coordinate the different pieces of your financial life. The goal is for your financial plan to be more than a document. It should serve as a roadmap that helps guide the decisions you make today and as your life evolves.

Ongoing Collaboration

Life changes. Markets shift. Priorities evolve. Your financial strategy should be able to evolve with them. Our relationship doesn't stop once the initial plan is in place. We'll stay connected, review your progress, and discuss changes in your life that may affect your strategy. Whether it's a career change, retirement, a family milestone, changing market conditions, or simply a shift in what matters most to you, we can revisit the plan and make adjustments when appropriate. My role is to help you stay focused on your long\-term goals while providing perspective through both the expected and unexpected moments along the way. Merrill's own wealth\-planning framework similarly includes reviewing client milestones and modifying the plan as goals and circumstances change.

What You Can Count On

When we work together, there are a few things you can consistently expect from me. **Straightforward Guidance**Financial decisions don't need to feel unnecessarily complicated. I'll communicate clearly, explain the reasoning behind our recommendations, and help you understand your options so you can make informed decisions with confidence. **A Personalized Approach**No two clients have the same financial life. Your strategy should reflect your goals, priorities, circumstances, and what matters most to you. **Consistent Communication**A strong relationship requires communication. I'll stay connected as your needs evolve and make sure we continue having the conversations that matter. **A Long\-Term Perspective**My goal is to be a resource for you beyond any single investment or financial decision. I want to build a lasting relationship and help you navigate the different stages of your financial life with clarity and confidence.

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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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