John H. Hemmens, CPFA^TM -Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor, Portfolio Manager 

John joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2001 with 15 years of previous experience at Bank of America, where he managed corporate relationships with privately held businesses. Whether he is working with retirement benefit plan sponsors and participants, or wealthy families and individuals, John focuses on helping clients create strategies tailored to distinct financial goals and objectives. He is committed to bringing knowledge, insight and personalized service to each client relationship. 

John belongs to a select group of Merrill advisors qualified as Retirement Benefits Consultants. As an RBC, he offers access to Fiduciary Services for retirement plans. He holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor, CPFA^TM designation granted by the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA^®).

John also provides wealth management guidance to individual investors, including professionals, business owners and corporate executives.  As a specially qualified Portfolio Manager, he can help clients pursue their investment objectives by managing on a discretionary basis his own Personalized or Defined Strategies. These may incorporate individual stocks, bonds, Merrill model portfolios and third-party investment strategies, including mutual funds and ETF's

John earned both his B.A. and MBA degrees in finance and investments from Rutgers University.  On his own time, he is an avid skier, golfer and tennis player, and an active supporter of his two daughters’ school and athletic activities.
 
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I follow the deep-seated Merrill tradition of participating in the communities we serve. This drives my interest in spending time volunteering with organizations in our community.