Leo Pui Hong Wai
Advisor at Merit Financial Advisors — Pasadena, CA
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
4 years
Location
Pasadena, CA 91101
Merit Financial Advisors
Multi-team
Leo Wai is a financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Commonwealth Financial Network, and JP Morgan Chase. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by centrally managed portfolios and customizable strategies.
Based on Merit Financial Advisors
Based on Merit Financial Advisors
Financial planning fees can be flat fees, typically not exceeding $100,000, often prorated and payable monthly or quarterly
$0 - $100,000: 1.50% $100,000 - $250,000: 1.25% $250,000+: 1.00%
Up to $100,000 total for financial planning services; specific hourly rate not stated
Ongoing financial planning fees payable annually, quarterly, or monthly; specific amounts not stated
Pasadena, CA
301 E Colorado Boulevard, Suite 500
Pasadena CA 91101
Advisors at this office
4
California
4 years of industry experience
Merit Financial Advisors
2026 - Present • 1 year
Pasadena, CA
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
2026 - Present • 1 year
Albany, NY
LPL Financial
2025 - 2026 • 1 year
Pasadena, CA
Commonwealth Financial Network
2025 - 2026 • 1 year
Waltham, MA
Firefighters First Credit Union
2023 - 2026 • 3 years
San Diego, CA
CUSO Financial Services, LP
2023 - 2026 • 3 years
San Diego, CA
Unemployed
2022 - 2023 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
JP Morgan Chase bank, N.A.
2021 - 2022 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
J.P. Morgan Securities
2021 - 2022 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
Unemployed
2021 - 2021 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
Citibank
2021 - 2021 • 1 year
Pasadena, CA
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
2019 - 2021 • 2 years
San Gabriel, CA
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC.
2019 - 2021 • 2 years
San Gabriel, CA
Unum Group
2019 - 2019 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
Unemployed
2019 - 2019 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
US Department of Homeland Security
2018 - 2019 • 1 year
Los Angeles, CA
Unemployed
2018 - 2018 • 1 year
Alhambra, CA
Wells Fargo NA
2018 - 2018 • 1 year
San Gabriel, CA
ERAC CO of Los Angeles
2016 - 2018 • 2 years
Glendale, CA
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