Jeffrey Silverman

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Wellington, FL

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

28 years

About

Jeffrey Silverman is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been with the firm since 2009 and has been working in the financial services industry since 1996. Jeffrey specializes in providing wealth management advice and guidance to high net worth clients, assisting them in developing strategies to achieve their financial goals.

His areas of expertise include legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, socially responsible and values-based investing, tax minimization, and retirement income. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nova Southeastern University and has earned several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).

Jeffrey resides in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, with his wife and three children. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys cooking, fishing, scuba diving, skiing, spending time with his family, and traveling.

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

Wealth management Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Social Security optimization ESG / Sustainable investing

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Young Families

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated

Location

Wellington, FL

Most active in

Florida · Texas · Virgin Islands

Work history

Bank Of America, N.a.

2009 - Present (17 years)

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated : 7691

2009 - Present (17 years)

Disclosures

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