Eric Snyder is a Wealth Management Advisor and the founder and co-lead of The Snyder/Balducci Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since 1996, he has provided wealth management and investment advice to C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, and families, as well as consulting services to nonprofit organizations and institutional clients. He oversees a team of over 20 professionals dedicated to serving ultra-high-net-worth families and individuals, focusing on family wealth management strategies, institutional consulting, legacy planning, liquidity management, philanthropic planning, and tax minimization.
Eric holds multiple professional designations including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP), Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA). He also holds Merrill Lynch internal designations as a Global Institutional Consultant and Retirement Benefits Consultant. Eric is a local member of Merrill's Advisor Growth Network and provides Defined Contribution Investment Consulting services.
Eric graduated from Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business. He is involved in community activities, serving as a board director for the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation and chairman of the board for the Westfield Youth Hockey Club. Originally from Philadelphia, he resides in Westfield, New Jersey, with his wife and three children.