Karen has been with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management since 2009 and formed The Igarashi Group in 2022.  She focuses on providing wealth planning strategies to successful executives, individuals and families.  Karen cares deeply about her clients and places each person at the forefront in starting the conversation about what matters most, educating them, finding opportunities and building a trusted relationship.For Karen, being a great advisor means going above and beyond the numbers.  It means listening and learning about every individual to understand what’s important and help identify the real concerns and what they want their wealth to do for their lives, families and communities.  It means being a personal collaborator and being committed to being a trusted advisor, who digs deep into understanding their approach to saving, spending and sustaining wealth.  With access to the firm’s vast investment management, banking and lending resources, Karen is committed to providing her clients personalized advice and guidance to help make a more meaningful life and secure a legacy that lasts beyond a lifetime.Karen was born and raised in Hawaii.  She grew up in Kailua and graduated from Kalaheo High School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.   She holds the Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist™ and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® designations.  Before joining Merrill, Karen worked at Verizon.  She and her family reside in Manoa.  She enjoys skiing, baseball, traveling, working out, playing pickleball and coming home every day to be greeted by Bentley, their happy golden retriever.*Banking and Lending Services are through Bank of America, N.A.