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Profile

As a Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor, Nihn helps simplify the complexity in clients’ financial lives with education, planning, and investments.  At the heart of his philosophy is a passion to build enduring relationships with individuals, families and businesses through his commitment to plan holistically for the long-term and provide a tailored investment framework. 

Nihn began working in the financial services industry in 2008 and joined Merrill as a financial advisor in 2011. Prior to becoming a financial advisor, his passion for travel led him to Investment Banking and Auditing endeavors in Shanghai & London.  He currently resides in San Ramon with his wife, two children, and newly adopted puppy.  In addition to volunteering at the Alameda County Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity, Nihn coaches at the San Ramon Youth Basketball League and enjoys endurance running in his spare time. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Indiana University and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ CFP® certification, awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

  • LANGUAGES

    English, Chinese & Mandarin

  • EDUCATION

    Indiana University

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

Approach

I begin every relationship 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.

Drawing upon research in the field of behavioral finance, Merrill developed the Investment Personality Assessment to help me get to know you better as an investor and help you refine your investing preferences. Together, I can help customize your investment approach. Using an understanding of your priorities and investment personality as a foundation, I help you access the full breadth of resources from Bank of America’s banking products and services and Merrill’s investment insights to address all aspects of your financial life.

Capabilities

My process is designed to help deliver a customized, consistent experience to assist clients not only in wealth accumulation and preservation, but in areas that go beyond investments. My ability to provide access to the investment insights of Merrill, trust and fiduciary services from Bank of America Private Bank, and the banking convenience and lending solutions of Bank of America offers a way to help clients manage all of the pieces of their financial lives. I view myself as a financial resource, helping clients with potential solutions for transferring wealth to the younger generation.

Trust and fiduciary services are provided by Bank of America Private Bank, a division of Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BofA Corp.”).

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. So whether you’re planning your retirement, saving to buy a home or fund a child’s education, I start by getting to know you and how you feel about the following seven life priorities.

  • 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

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.

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.

Philosophy

Our team chose to be part of the financial services industry to help others.  As witnesses to challenges faced by important people in our lives, we recognized the need for a professional and caring team to help others realize the life they want.  Our purpose is to help others define their goals, establish a wealth management strategy centered on their priorities and then help them manage the inevitable changes in life.  When you succeed, we succeed.

Our team brings shared ideas and resources to clients, offering a Goals-Based Wealth Management Process that puts you at the center of our customized framework, which includes: 

Education:  We take the time to provide clients with the information they need to make prudent decisions about their financial futures.  Knowledgeable clients are empowered to stay focused on their goals and less likely to be distracted and influenced by extraneous financial pundits and the media. 

Planning:  We begin this process by helping clients articulate and prioritize their goals.  We then develop and implement a plan designed to increase the probability of achieving those goals. 

Investing:  We leverage the vast resources of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, which include “best in class” research and due diligence, to help clients develop non-propriety portfolios customized to reflect both their goals and risk tolerances. 

We believe that you should be fully involved in the Wealth Management Process.  Instead of simply starting a client relationship with an investment-focused discussion, we begin with an assessment that helps us determine your investment personality.  That information helps us identify and address individual goals that are personally meaningful to you. With a better understanding of how you feel about investing, we can help you decide how to make the most of your financial resources so you can pursue your specific goals.

*Institutional Investor magazine announced BofA Global Research as one of the Top Global Research Firms (https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1wd0s3lfckz51/JPMorgan-Is-the-World-s-No-1- ) in 2021 based on surveys held throughout the year. The magazine creates rankings of the top research analysts in a wide variety of specializations, drawn from the choices of portfolio managers and other investment professionals at more than 1,000 firms. BofA Global Research is research produced by BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”) and/or one or more of its affiliates. BofAS is a registered broker-dealer, Member SIPC (https://www.sipc.org/ ), and wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Learn more about the methodology at Institutional Investor (https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/research/11569/Methodology). Rankings and recognition from Institutional Investor are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a current or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results and such rankings should not be construed as an endorsement.


*Any information presented in connection with BofA Global Research is general in nature and is not intended to provide personal investment advice. The information does not take into account the specific investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of any specific person who may receive it. Investors should understand that statements regarding future prospects may not be realized. BofA Global Research is research produced by BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”) and/or one or more of its affiliates. BofAS is a registered broker-dealer, Member SIPC, and wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. BofA Global Research does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision.


Welcome

My goal is to help clients pursue their personal goals, such as planning for and funding their children’s educations, helping to ensure that their money lasts in retirement, planning for their potential health care costs and managing the transfer of wealth to the younger generation. Everything I do takes into account clients’ personal perspectives and priorities. I aim to help bring simplicity and transparency to the complexities of investing; making the intimidating task of planning for the future an exciting journey of managing and helping reach your goals.

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.

    #DigitalMerrill

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    Your advisor is a click away within our site or mobile apps

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    Access to your complete financial life is available with My Financial Picture, Merrill’s asset aggregation tool

      Let’s Have a Conversation

      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.

      Why Merrill?

      As Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisors, we will sort through the financial complexities of your life, helping you build a customized investment approach to address your needs and pursue your goals.


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      Learn more about the dedicated one-on-one relationship you can have with a Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor.

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      No question too big or moment too small

      For every question you have, every decision you make and every answer you need, we are with you to listen and help guide you along the many paths your life can take. Watch this video to see some questions we can address together.

      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.