Michael M. Pompian, CFP, CFA, is director of the private wealth practice and a principal consultant at Hammond Associates, an investment consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with more than $50 billion of assets under advisement. Prior to joining Hammond Associates, Mr. Pompian was a wealth management adviser with Merrill Lynch and a private wealth adviser with PNC Private Bank. Prior to these positions, he was on the investment staff of a family office. Mr. Pompian has published articles in the Journal of Wealth Management and the Journal of Financial Planning and authored the books Behavioral Finance and Wealth Management (2006) and Advising Ultra-Affluent Clients and Family Offices (2009). He has been quoted in Money magazine, The New York Times, and other media outlets, including Bloomberg and CNBC. Mr. Pompian earned a BS from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA in finance from Tulane University.

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