Michael Greenstone
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Palm Beach, FL
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
45 years
Michael Greenstone is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been a registered Financial Advisor since June 1980 and has held positions with Drexel Burnham Lambert, Prudential Securities, PaineWebber, UBS Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley throughout his career. Michael and his team joined Merrill Lynch in 2017, operating from the Glen Rock, New Jersey office.
Michael’s expertise includes a wide range of client focus areas, such as college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, and portfolio management services. He holds licenses in Life and Health Insurance, Managed Futures, and General Securities across multiple states. Michael earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation from the Investments & Wealth Institute™ after completing the educational program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. He also holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA) designation from the National Association of Plan Advisors, part of The American Retirement Association. Additionally, he completed the Master’s Program at PaineWebber and the 60-module Wealth Management Program at UBS Financial Services. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from George Washington University.
Outside of his professional work, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, golfing, tennis, cycling, platform tennis, playing the piano, reading, biking, chess, cooking, and watching movies. He and his wife Amy support various community organizations, including The Melanoma Foundation, Ridgewood AM Rotary, Birthright, The Center for Hearing and Communication, The YMCA of Ridgewood, Breast Cancer Society of America, The New York City Ballet, and The Pink Agenda.
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
Palm Beach, FL
Florida · New Jersey · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2017 - Present (9 years)
Merrill
2017 - Present (9 years)
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
2009 - 2017 (8 years)
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
2009 - 2017 (8 years)
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