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David Howard Silverman

Advisor at Merrill — Highland Park, NJ

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

29 years

Location

Highland Park, NJ

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,610

Across 3,239 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

David Silverman is a financial advisor with Merrill based in Highland Park, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 29 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Merrill since 2010 and Bank of America, N.A. since 2012. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Highland Park, NJ

Highland Park NJ

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New Jersey · New York · Texas

Work history

29 years of industry experience

Bank Of America, N.A.

2012 - Present • 14 years

Pennington, NJ

Merrill

2010 - Present • 16 years

Pennington, NJ

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 66

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Passive / index investing
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