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Ryan Spivak

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Sunland, CA 91040

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

1 year

About

Ryan Spivak is a financial advisor at Merrill with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Equitable Advisors, and KROST CPAs. Outside of finance, he has experience with the Tregan Golf Academy. Merrill serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charities, offering managed account programs and discretionary portfolio management. The firm integrates closely with Bank of America affiliates and emphasizes tax-efficient investment strategies and manager selection.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

8510 Foothill Blvd

Sunland, CA 91040

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2025 - Present (1 year)

Merrill

2024 - Present (2 years)

Equitable Advisors

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Tregan Golf Academy

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

KROST CPAs

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

UC Santa Cruz

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

University of California, Santa Cruz

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

GolfTEC

2021 - 2021 (1 year)

Santa Monica College (SMC)

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Syracuse University

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

Milken Community School

2013 - 2019 (6 years)

Disclosures

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