David Herman
Advisor at Merrill
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About
David Herman serves as a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since beginning his career with Merrill in 1977, he has assisted clients in wealth and estate planning services as well as investments. His expertise encompasses college education planning, retirement income, portfolio management, tax minimization, and both individual and corporate investment strategy. Additionally, David is a qualified Portfolio Manager who provides discretionary management of personalized strategies that include individual stocks and bonds, model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.
David earned a Bachelor's degree from Lake Forest College in 1970. He holds several professional designations, including the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP) certification since 1980, and the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC) designation awarded by the College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. He also holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Committed to community involvement, David participates with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Outside of his professional role, his interests include camping, hunting, painting, photography, reading, traveling, and spending time with his family.
Expertise
Wealth management
General estate planning guidance
General retirement planning
Retirement income strategy
Retirement withdrawal strategies
Work history
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill Lynch, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
1977 - Present (49 years)
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