Jiachen Cai

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Great Neck, NY 11021

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

1 year

About

Jiachen Cai is a Financial Solutions Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, Jiachen takes the time to understand clients' priorities to help develop strategies aimed at pursuing their short-, mid-, and long-term financial goals. Jiachen serves as a resource for a range of financial matters, including investing, retirement planning, and saving for unexpected events. Additionally, Jiachen can provide access to Bank of America specialists for banking, credit, home financing, and small business solutions.

Jiachen holds professional designations including Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Jiachen earned a Bachelor's Degree from Columbia University and a Master's Degree from Yale University.

Jiachen's approach involves working with clients to uncover what matters most to them and their families to create tailored strategies to pursue their financial goals.

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

General retirement planning Wealth management Income planning

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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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

805 Northern Blvd

Great Neck, NY 11021

Most active in

New York · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2024 - Present (2 years)

Merrill

2024 - Present (2 years)

Unemployed

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

JPMorgan Securities LLC

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Unemployed

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Yale School of Management

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

CICC US Securities

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

Bank of Communication

2021 - 2021 (1 year)

Barnard College of Columbia University

2019 - 2022 (3 years)

Unemployed

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

Boston College

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

Unemployed

2013 - 2018 (5 years)

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