Michael James Cirullo
Advisor at Merrill — Hartford, CT
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
48 years
Location
Hartford, CT 06103
Merrill
Institution
Michael Cirullo is a Senior Financial Advisor and Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, as well as a co-founding partner of Cirullo and Sullivan Wealth Management. He serves as a Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC) for Merrill Lynch, where he is responsible for employee benefit plan review and investment strategy oversight. Michael is also a co-architect of the team’s goals-based retirement probability analytics platform, working closely with high net worth individuals and closely held businesses to develop long-term investment and banking solutions.
Michael began his career in 1978 with EF Hutton and Company as an investment advisor and later joined Smith Barney in 1989, spending 22 years in Private Wealth Management. He transitioned with his team to Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2011. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and maintains professional designations as a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Michael is actively involved in his local community and is a member of the XPX Exchange of Connecticut. He resides in Hartford, CT with his wife, Lisanne.
Based on Merrill
SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Hartford, CT
185 Asylum St
Hartford CT 06103
Advisors at this office
48
Connecticut · Maine · Texas
48 years of industry experience
BANK of AMERICA, N.A.
2011 - Present • 15 years
Hartford, CT
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner And Smith Incorporated
2011 - Present • 15 years
Hartford, CT
Morgan Stanley
2009 - 2011 • 2 years
Hartford, CT
Citigroup Global Markets
1993 - 2009 • 16 years
Hartford, CT
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