Rick Lam
Advisor at Merrill — Seal Beach, CA
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
3 years
Location
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Merrill
Institution
Rick Lam is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works directly with clients to define their financial goals and develop portfolio strategies aimed at helping them achieve those objectives. Rick provides ongoing advice and adapts client portfolios as their situations change.
His expertise includes college education planning, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, tax minimization, and retirement income. Rick emphasizes communication and engagement with clients and their families to facilitate financial decision-making and educate younger generations about investments.
Rick holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California System and has earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. Outside of work, he enjoys billiards, chess, pickleball, reading, spending time with his family, swimming, and traveling.
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.
Seal Beach, CA
3010 Old Ranch Pkwy
Seal Beach CA 90740
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