The branch's wealth planning process begins as the team's advisors get to know you. The branch's teams take the time to learn your priorities, goals for retirement lifestyles, financial funding for children's and grandchildren's education, complex business issues, cash management and the need for credit strategies. Once we fully understand clients' wants, needs and goals, we can employ the broad investing resources of Merrill and also offer you access to the banking convenience of Bank of America—as well as engaging our own experience and discipline to create a framework for addressing many financial challenges.