Mark Wilden

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Lexington, KY 40507

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

40 years

About

Mark Wilden is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Lexington, KY, where he has served for over 30 years. As a partner with Wilden, Thompson & Associates, he provides wealth planning and investment management strategies tailored to clients' risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, and overall investment objectives. Mark is also a qualified Portfolio Manager, offering discretionary management of personalized or defined strategies that may include individual stocks and bonds, model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.

Mark's expertise encompasses areas such as divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, institutional and corporate benefit services, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, defined benefit and defined contribution plans, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, and sports and entertainment wealth management. He holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA).

Mark earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Business from Duquesne University and has also attended the Graduate School of Business at Duquesne and the College for Financial Planning. He has been involved in community activities as a past board member of the Kentucky Humanities Council. Outside of his professional work, Mark has interests in basketball, football, and golfing.

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

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Financial Professional

Demographic focus

HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

300 W Vine St

Lexington, KY 40507

Most active in

Kentucky · Texas

Work history

Bank Of America, Na

2009 - Present (17 years)

Merrill

1985 - Present (41 years)

Disclosures

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