Michael Hudak
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
31 years
Michael Hudak is a Private Wealth Advisor with Merrill Private Wealth Management. He has over 28 years of experience providing advice and guidance on complex wealth management issues to high-net-worth families, business owners, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives. His expertise includes legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, philanthropic planning, retirement income, tax minimization, and both individual and corporate investment strategies. Michael focuses on developing integrated, goals-based financial strategies tailored to clients' short- and long-term investment objectives and managing the personal and financial impacts of liquidity events on entrepreneurs and business owners.
Michael joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2002 after serving eight years as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in Chicago. Prior to his career in wealth management, he worked in the real estate development division of JMB Realty Corporation. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and an MBA in finance from Northwestern University. Michael is also a qualified Portfolio Manager and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).
Residing in both Chicago, Illinois, and Paradise Valley, Arizona, Michael and his wife Alison have two daughters and two sons. In his leisure time, he enjoys biking, boating, golfing, hiking, and tennis. He has been recognized consistently on Barron’s "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors" list since 2009 and was named to Forbes' “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list for the third consecutive year in 2024.
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
2555 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
California · Illinois · Indiana · Texas
Bank Of America, N.A.
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
2002 - Present (24 years)
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