Raffi Sevag Kardzair
Advisor at Merrill — Encino, CA 16830 Ventura Blvd
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
28 years
Location
Encino, CA 91436
Merrill
Institution
Raffi Kardzair is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he provides customized investment advice and financial services to high and ultra high-net-worth clients. Drawing from experience that began with UBS in 2007, Raffi joined Merrill Lynch in 2009 and has since focused on tailored wealth management solutions that consider clients’ risk tolerance, time horizons, liquidity needs, and overall investment goals. His areas of expertise include sound investment management, retirement and estate planning, real estate lending, and life insurance strategies.
Before transitioning to financial services, Raffi served as a Senior Economist with the United Nations Development Program in Beirut, advising the Lebanese Treasury on international Eurobond issuance, debt, and public finance management. Concurrently, he lectured in Financial and Cost Accounting at Haigazian University. Raffi holds a Master’s degree in Money and Banking (now Financial Economics) from the American University of Beirut and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Haigazian University. He is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).
Raffi is involved in several professional and community organizations, including Haigazian University Alumni USA, the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church, World Vision Armenia, and YMCA Glendale. He speaks Arabic, Armenian, and English. Outside of work, Raffi enjoys basketball, photography, traveling, and spending time with his family.
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Encino, CA 16830 Ventura Blvd
16830 Ventura Blvd
Encino CA 91436
Advisors at this office
23
California · Texas
28 years of industry experience
Merrill
2016 - Present • 10 years
Beverly Hills, CA
Charles Schwab
2002 - 2016 • 14 years
CA
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