Bryan Hickel

About Bryan Hickel

Bryan Hickel is a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, located in the Century City office in Los Angeles. He spent 10 years working as a film executive in Los Angeles prior to receiving an MBA with a concentration in finance and investment management from Georgetown University in Washington DC. He subsequently worked for Wells Fargo\'s Private Bank, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Castle Pines Investment Management prior to returning to Merrill in 2020. Bryan also received a second masters degree in Global Affairs with a concentration on energy and environmental issues from New York University and then worked as a doctoral research fellow focused on the economics of climate change and global water scarcity, as well as issues pertaining to environmental justice and global governance. Bryan is a passionate advocate for values based, sustainable and impact investing. He is a firm believer that investing in companies that commit to strong environmental, social and governance (ESG)* practices will not only help shape our future in a positive way, but will also provide superior investment returns over time. He also enjoys levering his knowledge of the entertainment and technology industries to assist clients facing the opportunities and challenges inherent to employment in both. Bryan loves to travel and has visited 50-plus countries. He has lived in Spain, Guatemala and Argentina. Here in California, he enjoys hiking, skiing, golf, biking and mountain climbing. He is a voracious reader and a mediocre guitar player. His greatest joy is spending time with his son, Endale. NMLS#515675

Experience

1. Senior Financial Advisor

   Merrill Lynch

   Aug 2020 — Present

   Bryan has a strong commitment to providing exceptional service. He offers a broad advisory relationship, leveraging the vast resources of Merrill and the banking convenience of Bank of America in order to customize investment, banking and wealth planning strategies for each of his clients. His experience includes working with senior executives, business owners, entertainers, retirees and nonprofit organizations. Bryan\'s services include open architecture investment management, financial modeling, impact investing* strategies, executive compensation analysis, leveraged lending, mortgage lending and commercial banking.*Impact investing and/or Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) managers may take into consideration factors beyond traditional financial information to select securities, which could result in relative investment performance deviating from other strategies or broad market benchmarks, depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in the market. Further, ESG strategies may rely on certain values based criteria to eliminate exposures found in similar strategies or broad market benchmarks, which could also result in relative investment performance deviating.

Education

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  Bachelor's Degree

  1991 — 1995

• New York University

  Master's Degree

  2013 — 2015

• Georgetown University

  Masters of Business Administration, MBA

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Equities
• Spss
• Financial Modeling
• Strategy
• Asset Management
• Etfs
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Portfolio Management
• High Net Worth Individuals
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• Wordpress
• Financial Advisory
• Social Media
• Management
• Global Investment Management
• Investment Strategies
• Alternative Investments
• Public Speaking
• Marketing
• Investments
• Microsoft Office
• Investment Management