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Efrain Villa Velasquez

Advisor at Merrill — Tracy, CA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

1 year

Location

Tracy, CA 95304

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,630

Across 3,282 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Efrain Velasquez is a financial advisor at Merrill with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A., as well as Wells Fargo. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, offers managed account services for Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm provides a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

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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Location

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Tracy, CA

3120 W Grant Line Rd

Tracy CA 95304

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2025 - Present • 1 year

Stockton, CA

Merrill

2020 - Present • 6 years

Stockton, CA

Bank Of America N.A.

2020 - 2024 • 4 years

Stockton, CA

Wells Fargo

2016 - 2020 • 4 years

Stockton, CA

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CFP®, Series 66, Series 65

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ESG / Sustainable investing Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Veterinarian Founder/Business Owner
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Series 63, Series 66

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Series 63, Series 66

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Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Lance Q

Series 66, Series 65, Series 63

Brentwood, CA

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Series 63

Brentwood, CA

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