Louis Pearlman
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Manasquan, NJ 08736
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
26 years
Louis Pearlman is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Since joining Merrill in 1999, he has developed expertise in customizing sophisticated and integrated wealth management strategies tailored to the needs of affluent clients, including creative professionals, attorneys, financial industry executives, retired corporate executives, and special needs families. He leads The Pearlman Group, a team of four dedicated financial advisors providing a broad range of services beyond asset management and retirement strategies, such as employee stock options analysis, hedging and monetization of concentrated equity positions, liability management, and wealth preservation.
Pearlman has experience working with corporate benefit programs, including equity compensation, defined benefit, defined contribution, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans. He and his colleague Chris Edgar serve employees' stock purchase plans and are affiliated with the Corporate Services and Advisory Team and the Merrill Lynch Private Equity Services Team, focusing on equity compensation plans, stock option and restricted stock strategies, 10b5-1 trading plans, and executive services. His client focus areas include family wealth management strategies, managing new wealth, and personal retirement planning.
Louis Pearlman holds a Bachelor's Degree from The Ohio State University and has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He is involved with the Pop Warner Football Association. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys adventure sports, bowling, fishing, golfing, rock climbing, and skiing.
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
2504 Highway 35
Manasquan, NJ 08736
New Jersey · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
1999 - Present (27 years)
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