PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

The EBB Group was included in the 30 Best Financial Advisory Teams in America in September 2007's Research Magazine for the fourth year in a row.

Peter E. Eckerline, CRPC®
Peter has been with Merrill Lynch since 1983, heading up the EBB Group since 1998. A CFM, he has a BA in Business and an MBA in Finance from U.W. - Eau Claire. Peter has been ranked the #1 Wealth Advisor since 2005 by the Twin Cities Business Journal and was named in the top 100 Financial Advisors by Barron's for the past four years.
Peter is an active member of his community and is involved in several business and community organizations. He serves on the steering committee for the Dave Thomas Wendy's Adoption Foundation and is a co-chairman of the Opportunity Partners Gala, a fundraising event benefiting people with disabilities and other special needs. He is also a member of the Twin Cities Dunkers, a high profile organization that promotes local sports and provides scholarships to athletes who excel academically. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Wayzata Country Club and the Finance Committee at St. Bartholomew Church in Wayzata. He currently resides in Wayzata, Minnesota with his wife Martha and three children, McKenna, Taylor and Daniel.

Barbara C. Bencini, CFP®, CIMA®
Barbara was one of the first women Financial Advisors to be hired by Merrill Lynch when she joined the firm in 1978. She received her CFP® from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. in 1987 and co-founded the Financial Professional Association. She received her CIMA® designation in 2003 from Wharton and specializes in wealth-management and portfolio analysis. In June 2007 Barbara was recognized by Barron's as one of the top 100 female financial advisers in the country. In 2005 she was one of the inaugural sponsors of the WEWIN (Women Empowering Women In Indian Nations) and continues to be active with that group as well as several other women's organizations. Barbara lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband, Bill Powell.

Christina K. Boyd, CFM
Christina has been with Merrill Lynch since 1989 and was promoted to Vice President in 2004 and First Vice President - Investments in 2005. She is a senior partner in the EBB team in Wayzata, Minnesota. For the past five years, Research Magazine has ranked the EBB group as one of the top 30 advisory teams in the U.S.and is featured on the cover of the magazine in the September 2008 issue. In 2008 Christina was recognized by Barron's as one of the top 100 female advisers in the country for the second year in a row and was also honored by the Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal in their 2007 list of "Women to Watch," their highly competitive list of 25 women making a significant difference in their community. She has been a speaker on several occasions to various organizations about Finance and has authored numerous articles that have appeared in various publications. Christina lives in Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota with her husband Dustin and two children, Hunter and Olivia.

Joseph D. Gibbons
Joe joined Merrill Lynch in 2006 with over 23 years of experience with Federated Investors, Inc. He is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and the Securities Institute at Wharton.

Gary J. Hansen, CFM
Gary has been with Merrill Lynch since 2001. Gary holds an accounting degree from Gustavus Adolphus and a JD and LLM from William Mitchell College of Law.


Margaret E. Bogue-Harper, CFP®CRPC®
Margaret has been with Merrill Lynch since 1986. She attended the Peabody Conservatory and is a graduate of the U.W. Madison with a BS in Music.

Lindsay R. Haaven, CRPC®
Lindsay has been in the industry since 2005 and with Merrill Lynch since 2006. She has a Bachelor's degree in Financial Management from the University of North Dakota-Grand Forks.

Martha LeWin
Martha came to Merrill Lynch in 1988. She has a BA in Economics from the U. of M.

Stephanie Starcevich
Stephanie joined Merrill Lynch in 1995. She is a graduate of St. Cloud State University with a BS in Finance and an MBA in Human Resource Management.

Laurel Traxler
Laurel joined Merrill Lynch in 2005. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she has a background in residential and commercial real estate.

Dawn M. Yager, CFM
Dawn joined Merrill Lynch in August of 1990. She has served on the Service Advisory Council since 1998.