Kathleen Hawkins

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Dover, DE 19901

Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

23 years

About

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.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Wealth management Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning Charitable giving & philanthropy

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Women Professionals Values-based investing SRI/ESG (Socially Responsible Investing/Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance)

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

55 Kings Hwy

Dover, DE 19901

Most active in

Delaware · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2011 - Present (15 years)

Merrill

2004 - Present (22 years)

Disclosures

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