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Understanding your life priorities is an important part of the relationship with you. It’s not just about markets and returns, it’s about what matters most to you. We can collaborate to help create a personalized plan designed around you, your family, your goals and your aspirations.
Since 1980, The Shepard/Straub Group has been serving the complex wealth management needs of a limited number of clients, including accomplished entrepreneurs and professionals. Regardless of the source of their wealth, clients are drawn to our group to help simplify the multi-dimensional aspects of their financial lives.
The make up of our team from an age perspective allows us to relate to multiple generations of families. We have the ability to serve the many varying financial needs that may occur during their life and the lives of their children and grandchildren. Our team’s values—integrity, loyalty, respect, commitment and teamwork—shape how we serve you and your family.
Our wealth management process begins by developing a deep understanding of you and the things you value most. Staying focused on your situation and financial objectives throughout our relationship helps us work together to create a wealth management strategy that makes sense for you.
We believe the best way to preserve and grow wealth is through a strict discipline that encompasses solid research and constant oversight. Taking a long-term approach to investing, we use a systematic investment process, focusing on quality investments and emphasizing risk management and diversification through asset allocation. This approach enables us to accommodate a wide range of objectives and allows us to help you develop portfolios structured to meet your specific needs.
To us, investing is a collaborative effort and we will work side by side with you to promptly deliver clear, concise and timely information about all of your financial decisions. Providing outstanding client service is the most important thing we do and our goal is to be the first call you make for all of your wealth management needs.
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, we 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 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.
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.
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.
We 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:
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.
Merrill is proud of our advisors who’ve received recognition from financial industry publications or directly from Bank of America Corporation. We believe they are setting the standard for exemplary client service.
Forbes "America's Top Women Wealth Advisors" 2020 and 2021
Published annually Feb- April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 - September 30 of prior year.
Forbes "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State” 2023 and 2024
Published annually in February. Rankings based on data as of Sept 30 of prior year.
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.
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.
Senior Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #1379810
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
We put you first, every day.
Learn more about the dedicated one-on-one relationship you can have with a Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor.
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