Alina Theobald is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She brings over 30 years of experience in financial services, including banking, portfolio management, credit, and lending. Alina specializes in comprehensive wealth management strategies tailored to busy executives, physicians, and business owners. Her areas of expertise include college education planning, family wealth management, retirement planning, tax minimization, and services for defined benefit and contribution plans. She works closely with clients to develop personalized financial strategies that align with their long-term goals and lifestyles, addressing a broad range of financial needs from cash management to long-term care planning.
Alina holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of West Florida and an Associate of Science degree from Panama Canal College. She has earned professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Fluent in both Spanish and English, she is a member of the National Association of Plan Advisors and participates in community activities through St Andrew Parish.
Originally from the Panama Canal Zone, Alina has lived in Florida since 1985 and resides in Parkland with her husband. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys jogging, traveling, reading history and mystery books, listening to salsa music, and spending time with her family.