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Lourdes N Cardenas

Advisor at Merrill — New Milford, CT

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

1 year

Location

New Milford, CT 06776

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,560

Across 3,166 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Lourdes Cardenas is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2015 and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. Since 2025. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

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

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Commissions

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Location

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New Milford, CT

55 Main St

New Milford CT 06776

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Connecticut · Texas

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2025 - Present • 1 year

New Milford, CT

Merrill

2015 - Present • 11 years

New Milford, CT

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