Virgil Salsman is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Pasadena, California. He specializes in providing customized advice and guidance to business owners and their employees, focusing on the design, enhancement, and administration of company-sponsored group retirement plans. His expertise spans defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including pension, cash balance, 401(k), 403(b), and profit-sharing plans, as well as executive compensation and employee benefit programs.
Drawing from extensive experience, Virgil helps business owners mitigate fiduciary risk, supports employee education and motivation for retirement readiness, and offers wealth management guidance with a multidisciplinary approach. His services also include non-qualified deferred compensation plans and business succession planning for multigenerational or employee-purchase strategies. Virgil's team aims to provide end-to-end solutions that address the varied financial needs of plan sponsors and employees.
Virgil holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He earned his High School Diploma from Northview High School and attended Citrus College without obtaining a degree. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family, biking, boating, camping, golfing, hiking, tennis, traveling, and woodworking.