Kathleen Hawkins
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Dover, DE 19901
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
23 years
Kathleen Hawkins is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. With a career in financial services dating back to 1998, she specializes in developing long-term relationships with clients to help them navigate investment needs through various life changes. Her expertise includes financial strategies focused on wealth accumulation, funding education, retirement planning, philanthropic support, and intergenerational asset transfer.
Kathleen holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Delaware and a Master of Business Administration from Drexel University. She carries professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Before joining Merrill Lynch in 2004, she gained experience at JP Morgan and served as Executive Director of the Eastern Pennsylvania and Peninsula-Delaware United Methodist Foundation.
She is involved in several non-profit organizations such as the Cen-Del Foundation and serves as a Trustee of the University of Delaware. Kathleen lives in Smyrna, Delaware with her husband and son. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, gardening, and spending time with her family.
Based on Merrill
$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)
Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated
55 Kings Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
Delaware · Texas
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill
2004 - Present (22 years)
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