Sophia Tzemis is a Wealth Management Advisor and co-founder of the Genalo-Tzemis Team at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Melville, New York. She has been a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch since 2000 and began her career in the financial services industry in 1994. Sophia works with affluent families focusing on investment, retirement income planning, tax minimization strategies, estate and wealth preservation goals. She applies a distinctive financial planning process that involves understanding each client's specific situation to develop personalized strategies. Sophia utilizes the full range of services offered by Merrill to help clients meet their unique financial objectives.
Sophia holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York System. She also holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation.
She lives in Smithtown, New York with her husband and two children. Sophia volunteers as a tour guide at the World Trade Center Tribute Center, serves as a hospitality member of the Guide Dog Foundation, and has been involved with Island Harvest. In her free time, she enjoys fishing, gardening, hiking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.