The Sorkin Unikel Shapiro Group
7501 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda MD 20814
(301) 215.4412
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At The Sorkin Unikel Shapiro Group, every member of our team is dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. We believe every client is entitled to the highest level of personalized service and care. With the global resources of Merrill, we’ll place you at the center of the wealth management process as we work together to design goals-based financial strategies to help you reach the goals that matter most to you.
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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 we 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.

Recognition
Edward Sorkin
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2022-2024
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
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The Sorkin Unikel Shapiro Group
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2023-2024
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
About Us
Welcome

Since 1996, the Sorkin Unikel Shapiro Group has been helping a broad spectrum of affluent clients throughout the country, to simplify the complexities of managing their wealth. We serve a limited clientele by design so that we can devote significant time and resources to every relationship. We seek to foster long-lasting connections that span multiple generations.The breadth and depth of the services we have access to allow us to tend to every element of our clients' financial lives, no matter how complex. Our value extends beyond investment management to helping them plan for a comfortable retirement, manage their liabilities, provide for a child's education, and arrange for the tax-efficient transfer of their wealth.The strategies we recommend are designed to maintain clients' lifestyles and help them achieve their most important objectives. We believe their long-term goals can only be met through an integrated approach, one that incorporates all of their investment, financial, legal, accounting and other relevant considerations.In addition, we can meet the needs of executives and retirement plan sponsors. Working in a consultative capacity, we can help non-qualified retirement plan sponsors assess their needs and objectives; select a plan type, fees, plan design and service provider; construct and review investment menus; and educate plan participants.

Meet Our Team
Edward Sorkin
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
561.775.8182
Keith Unikel,

CPFA®, CRPC™

Managing Director, Senior Resident Director
301.215.4412
Barry Shapiro,

CIMA®, CPFA®

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
301.215.4435
Laith Layous
Senior Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
301.215.4408
Olivia Carson,

CRPC™

Senior Relationship Manager
301.230.5769
Kimberlee Wendell
Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
301.215.4438
Victoria Keefer
Wealth Management Client Associate
301.215.4437
Chad Klages
Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
301.215.4428
Brandon  Brown
Brandon Brown
Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
301.215.4409
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