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#173
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#2
New York - NY State (High Net Worth)
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About Todd Silaika
Todd is a native of Schenectady, New York, and has been in the financial services industry since 1996. He joined Merrill Lynch in 2006. He was a summa cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration, with a concentration in Finance. Todd holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER? certification, awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. He also holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) designation awarded by the Investments & Wealth Institute? (The Institute). Todd also earned the C... Read More

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Asset Summary
As of Jun, 2023
$250K
Min Account Size For New Business
$500K-2.5M
Typical Size Of Households
$1-10M
Typical Net Worth Of Relationships
$1.8B
Team Assets (Custodied)