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Rohit Sharma, CFP, CRPC

Senior Vice President
Wealth Management Advisor
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Rohit Sharma

Forbes "Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" 2019, 2022
Published annually Aug - Sept. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year.

Forbes "Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors" 2018
 Published on July 25, 2018. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2018.

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Profile

Rohit Sharma, CFP®, CRPC™
Senior Vice President
Wealth Management Advisor
 

Rohit’s global perspective on managing clients’ wealth and expectations has been influenced in great part by his life experiences.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Rohit and his family moved to New Delhi, India when he was six years old. In high school, Rohit moved to Singapore and in 2001 to Columbus. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, Rohit joined Merrill in 2005.

A lifetime learner and strong proponent of educating clients, Rohit finds that clients who play a role in developing their strategies are far more likely to follow a wise financial course. Rohit holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., as well as the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, CRPC™ designation.

In a rapidly changing global economy and domestic tax environment, Rohit characterizes his approach as disciplined and holistic – weighing each client’s objectives with the realities of market dynamics, to help create consistent returns that can fulfill stated goals.

Outside of the office, Rohit is a “loud and proud” fan of Buckeyes football and basketball. He and his wife, Shipra, reside in Columbus, where she is an Interior Designer with a decade of experience.
 
 

*Merrill, its affiliates, and financial advisors do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. You should consult your legal and/or tax advisors before making any financial decisions.

  • LANGUAGES

    English & Hindi

  • EDUCATION

    The Ohio State 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

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.

Planning-Based Approach

Over the past decade, I’ve honed a thoughtful, planning-based approach in which clients are asked to identify ambitions and concerns, for themselves and their families.

Engaging with both spouses whenever possible and entire families (in many cases), I prefer to meet with clients where they feel most comfortable – at their homes or offices, for example. I feel strongly that exploratory discussions with clients are not a “one-time event” – that as life unfolds, strategies must be reviewed and adjusted accordingly.

To fully appreciate clients and help fulfill their visions of meaningful wealth, I believe in:

• Examining distinct aspects of clients’ financial picture – some which may have been previously neglected. By examining wealth transfer, tax minimization strategies and estate planning issues, I can help clients more efficiently preserve and pass along their wealth.

• Focusing on real-world outcomes, rather than monetary goals. I help each client articulate their personal meaning of success – whether it would be traveling extensively during retirement, purchasing a second home, creating a foundation, or all three.

• “Bringing the right people to the table.” To serve each client’s best interests, I often coordinate with their CPAs and attorneys, and call upon the firm’s specialists from Bank of America, NA. and Bank of America Private Bank.

Approach

No two investment approaches are alike because no two investors are alike. Working closely with you the team examines key components of your life plan to help you create a financial strategy with personalized advice and measurable goals. The team helps you track progress to your goals and works with you to adjust your investment style and strategy over time, as needed.

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.

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

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      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.

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