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Merrill Financial Group — Clarity. Guidance. Confidence.

Services

Planning first.
Always.

Four practice areas, one method: understand the whole picture, then build the strategy that fits it.

01

Retirement Planning

A clear picture of what your retirement actually looks like — and a plan to fund the life you want, not just a number on a statement.

Best for: Within ten years of retirement, or already there.

What's included

  • Retirement income projections and shortfall analysis
  • Social Security claiming strategy and timing
  • Withdrawal sequencing across taxable, IRA, and Roth accounts
  • Roth conversion planning in low-income years
  • Medicare, healthcare-cost, and long-term-care planning
  • Pension election and lump-sum versus annuity review
02

Wealth Management

Disciplined portfolio management for families with real assets to protect and a long horizon to grow them.

Best for: Households with significant assets to coordinate and protect.

What's included

  • Comprehensive financial plan and annual review cadence
  • Portfolio construction with disciplined rebalancing
  • Tax-aware asset location and loss-harvesting
  • Estate document review and beneficiary alignment
  • Charitable giving, donor-advised funds, and QCDs
  • Multi-generational planning and family meetings
03

Company 401(k) Plans

Retirement plan design and administration support for businesses that want a plan their employees actually use.

Best for: Employers of any size sponsoring or starting a retirement plan.

What's included

  • Plan design, provider search, and cost benchmarking
  • Investment lineup construction and ongoing monitoring
  • Fiduciary process documentation and committee support
  • Employee enrollment meetings and one-on-one guidance
  • Safe harbor, profit sharing, and cash balance options
  • Annual plan review with clear, jargon-free reporting
04

Getting Started

For people early in the journey — first real paycheck, first house, first serious savings decision.

Best for: Early-career professionals and first-time investors.

What's included

  • Emergency fund and cash-flow foundation
  • 401(k) contribution and employer-match optimization
  • Roth versus traditional decision framework
  • Student loan repayment versus investing trade-offs
  • First home savings and timeline planning
  • Insurance basics: disability, life, and umbrella

Engagement

What working together looks like.

  1. 01

    Introduction

    A straightforward conversation about where you stand and what you are trying to accomplish. No cost, no pressure, no obligation to continue.

  2. 02

    Discovery

    We gather the details — accounts, benefits, taxes, timelines — and build a complete view of your finances as they exist today.

  3. 03

    Strategy

    We present a written plan with specific recommendations, the reasoning behind each one, and the trade-offs you should weigh.

  4. 04

    Stewardship

    We implement, monitor, and revisit the plan on a regular cadence, adjusting as your life, the tax code, and the markets move.

Let's find out whether we're the right fit.

A first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Bring your questions — we'll tell you plainly whether we can help.