Zachary N. Howland

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
NMLS #992017
75 Rockefeller Plz
New York NY 10019
(212) 415.7703
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Understanding your priorities is an important part of the relationship with you. It’s not just about markets and returns, it’s about what matters most to you. We can collaborate to help create a personalized plan designed around you, your family, your goals and your aspirations.
Profile

Zachary N. Howland, CPWA®, CFP® is a Wealth Management Advisor based in Merrill’s Fifth Avenue Financial Center in New York.

Zach focuses on providing excellent service and timely financial advice to a select group of families across the country. Clients include senior corporate executives, healthcare professionals, financial services professionals, business owners, and professional athletes.

Zach and his wife live in New York.  Zach is actively involved in the Young Professionals Network of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.  

In his free time, Zach enjoys aviation, acoustic guitar, baseball, and auto racing.

Recognition
Forbes "Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors Best-in-State", 2025
(Published on August 6, 2025. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2025.)
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About Me
Welcome

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

Meet Our Professional Staff
Susan Baxter
Officer, Registered Senior Wealth Management Client Associate
212.415.8860
Marsha Kindell
Officer, Wealth Management Client Associate
212.415.8909
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.
Conor O'Keefe
Alternative Investments Regional Specialist
Bank of America, N.A.
Priya Anand
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Eli Poupko
Private Wealth Strategies Advisor
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and the CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Investments & Wealth Institute™ (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks CPWA® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor®. Use of CPWA®, and/or Certified Private Wealth Advisor® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for wealth advisors.
Zachary Howland is registered to do business in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT, VA, WY.