Vitaly Tkachenko
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
15 years
Vitaly Tkachenko is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in the Walnut Creek office. He joined the firm in 2017, beginning his career as a Private Wealth Associate in the Chicago office. Vitaly holds Series 7 and 66 FINRA registrations and several professional designations, including Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA).
Vitaly's expertise encompasses a broad range of client focus areas such as college education planning, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, defined benefit and contribution plan consulting, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, women and wealth, sports and entertainment, and retirement income. His team provides comprehensive family office-type services including wealth management, investment advisory, retirement planning, personal banking, and philanthropic consulting.
He earned both his Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and his Master of Science in Finance from the University of Notre Dame. Vitaly is a member of the Board of Directors for The Hofmann Foundation. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Vitaly lives in San Francisco and engages in personal interests such as football, golfing, skiing, spending time with his family, and traveling.
Based on Merrill
$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)
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
4000 N Federal Hwy
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Florida · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill
2011 - Present (15 years)
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