Emily Marling

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Batavia, NY 14020

Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

12 years

About

Emily Marling is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She began her career in financial services in 2011 within the insurance industry and joined the RGRWT team at Merrill Lynch in 2015. Emily earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification in 2017 and holds additional professional designations including Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).

Emily specializes in creating and reviewing personalized, goals-based wealth management strategies focused on personal retirement planning, women and wealth, and retirement income. In her role, she manages her own client portfolio while also working collaboratively with the broader team to support complex planning strategies. She earned a bachelor's degree, Cum Laude, in Business Administration from SUNY Brockport in 2012.

Beyond her professional responsibilities, Emily is active in her community as a 2019 graduate of Leadership Genesee and serves as Vice President on the board of the Genesee County YWCA. She also participates in initiatives such as United Way Day of Caring. Emily lives in Elba, New York with her husband and two children.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Wealth management Retirement income strategy General retirement planning

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Women Professionals Parents

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

21 Masse Pl

Batavia, NY 14020

Most active in

Connecticut · New York · Texas

Work history

Bank of America, N.A.

2015 - Present (11 years)

Merrill

2015 - Present (11 years)

Disclosures

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