Margarita San Juan is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She works with high net worth families, often in partnership with their other advisors, to provide well thought out advice, guidance, and service across all aspects of their financial lives. Her approach involves total wealth care to address clients' comprehensive financial needs.
Since beginning her career in financial services in 1996, Margarita has developed expertise in areas such as college education planning, family wealth management strategies, retirement income, legacy planning, and investment consulting for defined contribution plans. She is dedicated to helping clients achieve their financial goals through a consultative process and fostering long-term client relationships that often extend across generations.
Margarita holds dual bachelor's degrees from the University of California, Irvine, earned in 2004. She has attained multiple professional designations, including Certified Private Wealth Advisor®, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, Personal Investment Advisor, and Retirement Benefits Consultant. Additionally, she has attended executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management. Outside of her professional work, Margarita is involved with Harbor Day School and the Newport Hills Swim Team, where she contributes as a volunteer. Her personal interests include spending time with her family, swimming, traveling, and watching movies.