Shofolarin Da Silva

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Naples, FL 34108

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

2 years

About

Shofolarin Da Silva is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, serving the Suburban Philadelphia market. He is the only African American advisor in this region and works as part of an award-winning team. Da Silva advises high net worth individuals, including medical professionals, athletes, business owners, and affluent families, focusing on wealth growth, preservation, retirement planning, and navigating complex financial situations such as sudden wealth.

With a background rooted in medicine, Da Silva emphasizes clear communication by explaining financial strategies, market conditions, and data in a way that is understandable for his clients. His expertise covers areas such as college education planning, family wealth management, tax minimization, retirement income, and sports and entertainment wealth management. He holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). Da Silva earned his bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University and completed an accredited certificate program at Temple University.

Da Silva is engaged in his community through involvement with organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sister of America and Tri-State Black Men in Medicine. His personal interests include basketball, cooking, fishing, football, golfing, music, soccer, spending time with family, and tennis.

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

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Occupation focus

Doctor or Medical Professional Professional Athlete Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Women Professionals African Americans/Black

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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

9128 Strada Pl

Naples, FL 34108

Most active in

Florida · New Jersey · Texas

Work history

Merrill

2023 - Present (3 years)

Bank of America, N.A.

2023 - Present (3 years)

Unemployed

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

Ross University School of Medicine

2018 - 2021 (3 years)

Temple University

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

University of Sciences

2012 - 2016 (4 years)

Cooper University Hospital

2012 - 2018 (6 years)

Disclosures

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