Armstrong & Associates
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
1921 St Johns
Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 780.0518
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Mission Statement
Good relationships are built through teamwork and involvement. We want to be your primary source for financial advice and guidance. And we want you to value the dedication and diligence offered to you at each step of the financial planning process.
Welcome

Managing your wealth begins with a deep understanding of your full financial picture. Based on what matters most to you, we can help create a strategy as flexible as today's changing market conditions, and our team can provide access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking convenience and lending solutions of Bank of America. We will work to help you pursue your goals through personalized wealth management strategies.

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Recognition
Armstrong & Associates
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2024
(Published on January 12, 2024. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2023.)
About Us
Our Goals for All Client Relationships

Our team's comprehensive approach to wealth management is focused on the development of robust, long term financial strategies designed to improve client financial outcomes.

  • We use a deeper discovery process by which we listen to our clients share and prioritize their short and long term goals around their finances, family, retirement, health, leisure, and gifting.
  • Our clients share target values, resources, risk tolerances, and liquidity needs for each goal which allows us to help create strategies for the focused pursuit of each goal.
  • We review our progress on a regular and mutually agreed upon schedule so we can track and measure progress towards each goal, and adjust as necessary.
Monday, February 3rd 2025| 4:30 p.m. Central
Save the Date: 2025 Outlook

Save the Date for our Outlook on the Markets for 2025.

We are planning thie Webinar for Monday, February 3, 2025 at 4:30pm Central.

Check back here closer to the date for the link to the Webinar, or email Lana_Katsnelson@ml.com to ask to be added to our invitation list.

Meet Our Team
James Armstrong,

CFP®, CPFA®

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
847.780.0512
Richard W Knier,

CRPC™

Vice President, Senior Consultant
847.564.7118
Andrew Chusid,

CFP®, CPFA®

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
847.780.0523
Svitlana Botsyura
Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Associate
847.780.0518
Marija Radanovic
Wealth Management Client Associate
847.780.0527
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Marcy O'Brien
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #559813
Maggie Sobczyk
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Nicholas A. Beilfuss
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Bank of America, N.A.
About Merrill

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