John Gunther
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Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
225 Liberty Street
Floor 40
New York NY 10281
(212) 236.9032
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Understanding your life priorities is an important part of how I work with the clients I serve. It’s not just about markets and returns, it’s about what matters most to you. I welcome the opportunity to show you how we can work together to create financial strategies designed around you, your goals and your aspirations.
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JOHN GUNTHER, CFP®, CIMA®

MERRILL LYNCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT

WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

john.gunther@ml.com

212.236.9032#

With over 25 years of work experience in the wealth management industry, John has focused his practice on providing customized wealth management planning and services for high net worth individuals, non-profit organizations and small institutions. John and his team understand that each client’s financial goals are unique and his team believes that the path that each client takes to achieve those goals should be unique as well. John’s commitment to excellence in investment planning, wealth management and client service has been his primary focus and his team’s main mission: providing each client with customized, integrated wealth management plan that will help grow, preserve and manage their overall wealth.

John is a graduate of Fordham University (Economics major, class of 1991). He earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification in 2007 and obtained the Certified Investment Management Analyst® designation (administered by the Investments & Wealth Institute and taught in conjunction with The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) in 2013. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2016, John was a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (2007-2016) and a Private Banker at the Citi Private Bank and Wachovia Wealth Management (1997-2007). John is married and he and his wife have two children. Aside from enjoying time with his family, John has been an active community service leader both at work and in his hometown. The focus of John’s volunteer efforts has been working with children who have intellectual or developmental disabilities and helping homeless families build new lives. 

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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.

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Patrick Emery,

CFP®

Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
212.236.2013
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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 CIMA® and Certified Investment Management Analyst®. Use of CIMA®, and/or Certified Investment Management Analyst® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for investment management professionals.
John Gunther is registered to do business in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, VT.