Darren Marcantuone is a Senior Financial Advisor and Vice President who has been in the financial industry since 1996 and working with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management since August 2006.

Darren has earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ designation from the College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. Darren graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park, New Jersey with a B.S. in Business Administration and Minor in Entrepreneurial studies.

Darren is a specially qualified Senior Portfolio Advisor who, in addition to providing traditional advice and guidance, can draw from his experience to help clients pursue their objectives by building and managing custom investment strategies, selecting from a wide range of Merrill model portfolios and third-party investment strategies. When servicing clients through the firm's Investment Advisory Program, a Senior Portfolio Advisor may manage those strategies on a discretionary basis.

Darren has extensive experience working with individuals in periods of financial transition. During the various stages of your life's work, you will be faced with numerous issues and decisions concerning your overall plan. Darren is a professional who helps his clients focus on legacy planning issues while working with their personal estate planning attorney.

Darren volunteers much of his spare time in working with the youth of his community in assisting them to gain valuable life lessons and experience while building confidence through their involvement in youth sports. While serving on the Board of Directors for the New Providence PAL, Darren coordinated various projects and fundraisers for the benefit of his community. Darren resides in New Providence, New Jersey with his wife Diana, boys Jason and Ethan and family pet Percy.

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.