Lifan Shen
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
New York, NY 10036
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
22 years
Lifan Shen, CFA, CPFA, PIA, RAFA, serves as Resident Director and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill. With over 20 years of experience, he advises high-net-worth families, businesses, and non-profit institutions. Prior to joining Merrill, Lifan held key roles in the Private Wealth Management groups at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Private Bank. At Goldman Sachs, he managed personal investments and financial planning strategies for senior partners, including members of the Management Committee. He also worked as an investment analyst at Sirios Capital, a hedge fund, developing investment ideas and conducting market analysis.
Lifan holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an AB in Economics from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the Men's Crew team. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts, and holds several professional designations including Chartered Financial Analyst.
Committed to community involvement, Lifan supports educational programs for low-income immigrants and serves as Trustee and Finance Committee Chair for Brooklyn Independent Middle School, a non-profit focused on expanding educational opportunities. He is also a Pipeline Member of charity:water, a non-profit providing clean water in developing countries. Lifan lives in Tribeca with his wife and daughter and pursues boxing, running, and marathon training in his personal time.
Based on Merrill
$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)
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
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Connecticut · New York · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2013 - Present (13 years)
Merrill
2013 - Present (13 years)
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