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Edwin Liang

Advisor at Downshift Financial

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Location

Boulder, CO

Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Industry experience

21 years

About

Edwin Liang is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill for multiple terms totaling 16 years, First Republic Bank, and has been with Downshift Financial since 2021. Downshift Financial serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors by providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive wealth management, and retirement plan consulting without requiring a minimum account size. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using diversified portfolios of mutual funds and ETFs, with discretionary management and periodic reviews.

Client services

Based on Downshift Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Downshift Financial

Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Options & derivatives strategies

Fee options

Other

Minimum fee: $10,000 per year, paid quarterly ($2,500 per quarter) in advance for Investment Management Services, Comprehensive Wealth Management Services, and Employee Benefit Plan Services Fee-only: Flat annual fees as described above; no commissions or asset-based fees

Location

Boulder, CO

Most active in

California · Colorado · Texas · Virginia

Work history

Downshift Financial LLC

2021 - Present (5 years)

Merrill

2019 - 2021 (2 years)

Unemployed

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

First Republic Bank

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

Merrill

2003 - 2017 (14 years)

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