Ryan Hekman
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Firm
Merrill
Location
Portage, MI 49002
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
31 years
Ryan Hekman is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a founding partner of the Hekman & VanderStraaten Group. He has been a financial services professional since 1994 and joined Merrill Lynch in 1999. Ryan works alongside Wealth Management Advisor Jeff VanderStraaten, Financial Advisor Floyd Tucker, and Client Associate Janene Breneman to support clients in achieving their financial goals through personalized planning and portfolio management.
Ryan’s expertise includes divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management, and investment strategy for individuals and corporations. He follows a defined process to develop customized financial strategies aimed at helping individuals, families, and businesses.
Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Western Michigan University and has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He serves on the board of the Grandville Walker Foundation. Outside of his professional life, Ryan lives in Grandville and enjoys spending time with his five children, playing basketball, biking, boating, cooking, golfing, traveling, and watching sports.
Bank Of America, N.A.
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
1999 - Present (27 years)
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