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Gina Hall is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She focuses on building enduring relationships with individuals, families, and small businesses by providing personalized wealth management strategies. Gina's expertise includes financial planning strategies with concentrations in life insurance, annuities, and long-term care, and she assists clients in areas such as college education planning, corporate executive services, divorce transition planning, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, women and wealth, and retirement income. Gina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Columbus State University, a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning from the College for Financial Planning earned in 2016, and a Doctorate in Personal Financial Planning from Kansas State University, completed in December 2023. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and holds additional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC), and Sports & Entertainment (SE). Gina is a member of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce. A native of Harris County, Georgia, Gina resides in Hamilton, Georgia with her husband, Bryan, and their three children. She devotes a significant amount of time to community involvement and fundraising activities, participating with organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Columbus Georgia Lean-In Circle, Columbus Georgia Young Professionals, and Historic Columbus.

Rembert Houser is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, he develops personalized financial strategies tailored to clients’ individual goals, leveraging investment insights from Merrill and banking solutions from Bank of America to address changing market conditions. Rembert holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Georgia. Committed to community involvement, he participates in local volunteer organizations aligned with Merrill's tradition of service.

Alexander Ballard is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He is part of The Morris Hancock Hall Group, which has been recognized on the Forbes/SHOOK Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams list for three consecutive years. Alexander's expertise includes college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, employee financial health, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. He holds multiple professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He earned both his Bachelor's Degree and Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from Samford University. Alexander is involved with St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.

Jason Kelly is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works with a diverse range of clients including individuals, businesses, endowments, foundations, and non-profits, providing services related to retirement planning, investment consulting, and wealth management. He focuses on connecting all aspects of a client’s financial life to prioritize and pursue their most important goals. With over 40 years of combined experience from the Houser Kelly Group, Jason and his team emphasize understanding the unique economic and life situations of each client. Their expertise covers divorce transition planning, institutional investment consulting, services for defined benefit and defined contribution plans, managing new wealth, and retirement income planning. Jason holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Columbus State University and professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Outside of his professional work, Jason engages in various personal interests such as baseball, basketball, fishing, football, golfing, tennis, traveling, and spending time with his family.