Lawrence Liebers is a Wealth Management Advisor with over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 38 years at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in debt securities and assists sophisticated clients with managing fixed-income financing and complex hedging strategies. As a qualified Portfolio Manager, Lawrence offers traditional advice and guidance and develops personalized or defined investment strategies that may incorporate individual stocks, bonds, Merrill Lynch model portfolios, and third-party strategies. He may manage these strategies on a discretionary basis through the firm's Investment Advisory Program.
Lawrence takes a straightforward and disciplined approach to financial decision-making, encouraging clients to remove emotion from their investments. He acknowledges the diverse stages of clients' financial lives and provides support in managing, growing, and preserving wealth. Supported by Merrill Lynch's extensive resources and local specialists, he brings expertise in liquidity management, trust and estate planning services, and other financial areas to his practice.
Lawrence earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brooklyn College. He began his career at The Value Line Investment Survey and worked as a municipal finance specialist before joining Merrill Lynch in 1984. He holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Lawrence resides in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife Karen and their two sons. His personal interests include gardening, ice hockey, spending time with family, and tennis.