Martha Cannady
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
34 years
Martha Cannady is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management with over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joined Merrill Lynch in 2008 after previously serving as Vice President and Assistant Branch Manager at Morgan Stanley's Long Beach Branch from 1995 to 2008. Martha specializes in family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. As a Portfolio Manager in the firm's Investment Advisory Program, she manages personalized and defined investment strategies to help clients pursue their financial objectives.
Martha holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from California State University, Fullerton. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA®), a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and a Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Martha has also taught Successful Money Management classes at several community colleges and is a member of the National Association of Plan Advisors.
Fluent in Spanish, Martha resides in Cypress, California, with her husband Bruce and has two daughters. She serves as an Executive Board Member of Alzheimer’s Orange County and a Board Member of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Outside of her professional work, Martha enjoys cooking, skiing, hiking, traveling, golf, and yoga.
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
3010 Old Ranch Pkwy
Seal Beach, CA 90740
California · Texas
Bank of America,N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill
2008 - Present (18 years)
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