Cynthia Testa Chaiten
Advisor at Merrill — Tybee Island, GA
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
26 years
Location
Tybee Island, GA
Merrill
Institution
Cynthia Chaiten is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management with a career in financial services beginning in 1999. She focuses on retirement planning services, long term care funding analysis, and investment oversight. Cindy collaborates with her team, including business partner Brian Janus since 2002, to deliver attentive and personalized financial guidance to clients, aligning investment strategies with their unique goals.
Cindy holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Rochester and a Master's degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University. She earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation in 2005 and the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™) designation in 2010. Her professional designations also include Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).
Raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Cindy currently lives in Shaker Heights with her husband Louis and their two daughters, Edith and Lillian. She is actively involved in her community, serving on the Board of Trustees for the B'nai Jeshurun Congregation and the Cleveland Hillel Foundation. She has also participated on various boards and committees including the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation. In her personal time, Cindy enjoys gardening, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.
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Tybee Island, GA
Tybee Island GA
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