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David B Walker, CPWA, CFP

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Running a business or working in a demanding career often takes priority over managing your investments and planning for your future. By listening to you and offering individualized attention and a planning-centered approach, I can offer financial strategies designed to help you pursue what’s important to you throughout your life.

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I will work closely with you to help organize your financial life and give your wealth the attention it deserves. My approach is to offer you knowledge and forward planning - using sound fundamental and rigorous analysis - to help simplify the path forward and build strategies to advance your financial well-being.

At the heart of my philosophy is the time I spend working to understand your family needs and how you prioritize your goals. For business owners, I’ll learn how your business is structured, who you share your decision making with and your intentions for building a business succession and retirement plan. I’ve worked hard for my credentials and can help you with extensive knowledge on a range of customized financial strategies designed to help grow and preserve your wealth, support your lifestyle after the sale or transfer of a business, and pass your wealth to the next generation.

My commitment is to be transparent with you about your progress and unwavering in my determination to offer high-touch, personalized service and responsiveness. I believe the relationship we build can offer you meaningful support to help you follow your financial strategy during career and family growth, market volatility and unpredictable events. I would like you to see me as your go-to person for help with nearly anything financial.

My journey started as a business owner where I learned to listen to people and experience the financial challenges of growing a business. When I became a financial advisor I was committed to growing and improving my knowledge which led me to complete my CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER CFP certification awarded by the CFP Board of Standards, Inc after completing the education component at  Bryant University in Smithfield, RI.  In addition, I earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation administered by the Investments & Wealth Institute and taught in conjunction with the Yale School of Management in New Haven, CT. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Mobile, Mobile, AL.

For the better part of two decades I have volunteered to work with prison inmates as a volunteer with both the Kairos and CityHope Prison Ministries. I have also volunteered with Outback America and the Rotary Club of Mobile. When it’s time to relax, I enjoy golfing, hunting and fishing. My wife and I reside in Spanish Fort, AL.

  • EDUCATION

    University of Mobile

    Bryant University

    Yale School of Management

Professional Staff

Supported by the global resources of Merrill, my team is comprised of talented and experienced individuals committed to building strong client relationships based on trust and personalized service.

Where do we begin? It starts with you.

At Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, your financial advisor focuses on the things you care about most- family, goals and priorities - even as they change over the years.

Understanding Your Life

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.

Philosophy

I believe the best financial approach is the one that helps you pursue your goals. That's why, from the start, we talk about your aspirations and encourage you to ask questions about issues that matter most to you. Calculating how to manage future health care expenses? College on the horizon? Considering the sale of a business or purchase of a home? Preparing to pass your wealth to future generations? It all starts with a plan intended to help you manage, grow, and preserve your wealth today, while also considering the impact it can have for years to come. With access to the investment insights of Merrill and banking solutions from Bank of America, I will work with you to develop an approach designed to help address your financial needs.

Approach

Every relationship begins with a conversation, helping you identify and prioritize which goals matter most to you. Whether it's transferring wealth to the next generation, customizing your financial approach to help you pursue your passions, or providing advice and guidance to help you stay informed, I start by listening to learn more about you and your family.

Your approach to investing

Drawing upon research in the field of behavioral finance, Merrill developed the Investment Personality Assessment to help us get to know you better as an investor and potentially help you refine your own investing preferences. By gaining a deeper understanding of how you think and feel about investing through this assessment, we can customize the financial approach we develop together to help you pursue what matters most to you. Our Investment Personality Assessment is one of the ways to help us get to know you - to understand your goals and priorities. These questions will help us provide you with additional insights and resources.

Understanding your goals and priorities

Your life and goals change. We have tools to help you keep track of these changes so they can be reflected in your financial approach.

Capabilities

Merrill’s process is designed to help deliver a customized, comprehensive experience to assist you not only in wealth accumulation and preservation, but in areas that go beyond investments. Providing you with access to the investment insights of Merrill, trust and fiduciary services from Bank of America Private Bank, and the banking and lending solutions of Bank of America offers a way to help you manage all of the pieces of your financial life. Working one-on-one with a Merrill advisor means you have a single point of contact to help you with potential strategies for transferring wealth to the younger generation.

Focus On Individuals, Families and Small Businesses

I believe that financial success can be achieved when you’re able to make investment-related decisions and trade-offs that can help you reach personally meaningful goals. Whether you’re planning your retirement, saving to buy a home or funding a child’s education, the process begins by getting to know you and how you feel about the following:

  • Health: Managing healthcare expenses, now and in the future
  • Home: Upsizing, downsizing, remodeling or buying a vacation home
  • Family: Taking care of your family and other people in your life
  • Leisure: Spending your free time in meaningful ways
  • Giving: Volunteering, mentoring others and giving to charities
  • Work: Working in retirement, selling or starting a business
  • Finance: Bringing it all together and defining your financial goals

Success will be measured by the amount of progress you are making toward reaching your goals, making thoughtfully considered adjustments as events and conditions warrant.

This material should be regarded as general or educational information on healthcare or Social Security considerations and is not intended to provide specific healthcare or social security advice. If you have questions regarding your particular situation, please contact your legal or tax advisor.

Staying on Track

We understand that both your life and the financial markets can change over time. By checking in to discuss changes in your life and revisiting your financial approach, our goal is to help you stay on track to achieve what's most important to you.



Reviews to help you
stay on track

We’ll meet with you to review your goals and the progress you’ve made toward reaching them. We’ll also discuss any adjustments needed to your financial approach to help you stay on course.



    Changes in your life
    and to your goals

    Your life and goals change. As these changes occur, we can update your approach to reflect them.

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      Helping you reach your goals starts with getting to know you personally. Through understanding what matters most to you, together I can help you create a financial approach that reflects your personality. Only then can I offer an approach that is built around your life priorities and the advice you need to help you address fluctuations in the market and changes in your life. Let’s work together to help you achieve your goals.

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      Working with a dedicated Merrill advisor means you get personalized investment strategies from Merrill plus access to comprehensive financial solutions only Bank of America can deliver.

      Personalized advice from a dedicated financial advisor.

      We get to know you and your family, your financial situation and what matters most to you.

      A comprehensive approach, built around your life’s priorities.

      Drawing from our experience and the best thinking of Merrill, together we will design an approach that reflects your unique needs, priorities and financial situation.

      Adjusting your investment approach as your life and the markets change.

      We will work to help you stay on track, regardless of what the markets are doing.