Yash Purav
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
New York, NY 10036
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
< 1 year
Yash Purav is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he assists clients in achieving their financial goals through personalized wealth management strategies. He helps clients manage both sides of their balance sheets—assets and liabilities—and offers expertise in areas such as college education planning, executive compensation, family wealth management, liquidity management, retirement income, and socially responsible investing. Yash also supports qualified clients in selecting suitable alternative investments, including private real estate, private equity, and private credit options available through Merrill's platform.
Prior to joining Merrill, Yash worked as a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He also has professional experience in the technology sector, having held individual contributor and management roles at companies including Amazon, Oracle, and PeopleSoft. Yash holds a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, a master’s degree in computer engineering from the University of California, Davis, and has completed a non-accredited certificate program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) professional designations.
Yash is involved in community organizations such as the Asian Leadership Network, IIT Bay Area Alumni Association, and the Thyroid Cancer Survivor Association. He is also a member of Sukarma. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Yash’s personal interests include hiking, music, painting, reading, spending time with his family, table tennis, traveling, watching movies, and writing. He currently resides in Fremont with his wife and two daughters.
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
One Bryant Park, Investment Solutions Group
New York, NY 10036
New York
Merrill
2025 - Present (1 year)
Unemployed
2025 - 2025 (1 year)
Extended Travel
2025 - 2025 (1 year)
Bank of America Merrill
2024 - 2024 (1 year)
John Cabot University
2024 - 2024 (1 year)
Lowe's Companies, Inc
2023 - 2023 (1 year)
Rutgers University
2021 - 2025 (4 years)
Unemployed
2021 - 2021 (1 year)
Crystal Springs Water Park
2021 - 2021 (1 year)
Six Flags Great Adventure
2021 - 2021 (1 year)
Old Bridge High School
2017 - 2021 (4 years)
Unemployed
2017 - 2017 (1 year)
Carl Sandburg Middle School
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
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