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Johnson-Sandlin & Associates
Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management
Johnson-Sandlin & Associates believes good client relationships are built through teamwork and client involvement. Every client is entitled to the highest level of personalized service and care. Our advisors, client associates and internal specialists are dedicated to helping you achieve the goals that matter the most. We strive to be your primary source for financial advice and guidance.
Johnson-Sandlin & Associates
Welcome
By understanding your unique priorities and financial situation the team can help you plan for the retirement you’ve envisioned — it’s about preparing and keeping your finances in line. The process begins by listening and learning about your vision for retirement. The team then works with you to develop a customized retirement strategy that takes your unique retirement goals and entire financial picture into account. We revisit your goals and help you make adjustments to your plan, as needed, to help you stay on track.
Philosophy
It’s important to plan for your financial future, which means getting more than investment advice. You may find value in a one-on-one relationship with someone dedicated to knowing who you are and what you want to accomplish. Someone who knows your children’s names, how hard you worked to get where you are and how you view investing. Our commitment is centered on helping you achieve your goals by making your needs a priority. Our advice and financial planning approach are guided by what’s important to you.
Approach
An effective approach to wealth management requires working closely with you to help identify and define your goals. The process begins by understanding what matters most to you. We help create a financial strategy to pursue your goals that reflects your investment style and is built around your life plan.
Whether you are focused on growing, preserving or transferring wealth the team is committed to helping you address your financial goals at every stage of your life.
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
Years of experience working with clients through multiple market fluctuations have given us insight into how we may best help you pursue your goals. Working collaboratively, we can develop a personalized investment strategy specifically designed to pursue your lifestyle goals, no matter the financial environment. Your objectives, time horizon, liquidity needs, investment style and, perhaps most importantly, your sensitivity to risk will be taken into account. This can help ensure your financial strategy is aligned to what matters most to you.
Focus On Retirement Planning
Over the last few decades, life expectancy has risen dramatically. Today’s retirees are not only living longer, they are living healthier longer. So a question to be answered is “What do you do with those extra years and how will you pay for them?”
No matter how much income you may have, putting a retirement strategy in place could be the most important thing—the first thing—you can do as you work with the team on your overall financial strategy. The team can help you determine your lifetime cash flow requirements, you can then focus on the other pieces of your financial life, including legacy and family needs, volunteering for charitable work, leisure time activities, acquisition of collectibles, and building a second home. Let’s talk about customizing and implementing a strategy to help you achieve a comfortable retirement.
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.
Get To Know Us
Supported by the global resources of Merrill, our team is comprised of talented and experienced individuals committed to building strong client relationships based on trust and personalized service.
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
JT Koenig
Senior Trust Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
Mary Elizabeth Murphy
Retirement Specialist
Bank of America, N.A.
Casey Cook
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Create a plan that is all about you.
Merrill Personal Wealth Analysis™ can help us build and document a personalized plan, centered on your goals and focused on what you want to achieve.
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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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 we can help you create a financial approach that reflects your personality. Only then can we 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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