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.

Corporate and Nonprofit Solutions

Committed to offering retirement and benefit plan solutions to midsized companies and nonprofit organizations

Anthony DeCerbo is among a select group of credentialed Merrill advisors focusing on the corporate retirement and benefit plan marketplace. He has earned the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor, CPFA designation and has demonstrated the acumen required to help plan fiduciaries manage their roles and responsibilities.

Anthony and his team offer Plan Sponsors a range of services, including:

• A thorough needs assessment and plan evaluation. We develop custom strategies that help meet the needs of Plan Sponsors and improve the financial lives of employees.

• An objective approach to plan design and implementation. We proactively help ensure plan objectives are met and effectively communicate to employees the benefits associated with plan participation.

• A multi-faceted communications strategy. We utilize group meetings, webinars, conference calls and individual consultations to reinforce the plan’s value proposition, drive participant satisfaction and support financial wellness.

• Ongoing plan services to help drive retirement readiness. We believe that a well-constructed plan can help attract and retain talent and will work collaboratively with sponsors to make sure the plan continues to meet participant needs.

• Access to Merrill Investment Policy Statement (IPS) Services to help define investment objectives. This service assists sponsors with documenting and following a consistent process with respect to maintaining a diversified investment menu.

• Quality investment reviews and performance reporting. We provide quarterly investment performance and benchmark reporting, including plan level asset allocation reviews and fund level performance.