Richard Miktus, SE-AWMA^TM is a Vice President and Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, holding a designation in Sports & Entertainment - Accredited Wealth Management Advisor. With over 15 years of experience, Richard focuses on goals-based wealth management carefully customized to help meet your personal and financial objectives. Coupled with Merrill's extensive research and resources, together you and he can create a personalized portfolio and closely track the progress of your short and long term goals. Richard is also well versed in tax-efficient investing for high net worth clients and the responsible divesting of company stock to achieve a more diversified portfolio.

Who are Richard's customers? Executives at Fortune 500 companies, consultants, attorneys, doctors, and small business owners. He is passionate about the relationships he develops with all of his clients and he believes this is crucial to best understanding the need behind your life targets - whether they include retirement, property investment, saving for college, or the legacy you plan to leave behind.

Richard's education includes a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and a M.S. in Financial Management from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, where he currently resides. Richard focuses on wealth, executive compensation, and estate planning for high net worth investors with a focus on clients in Sports & Entertainment industries. He loves traveling, sports, music, and meeting new people. What are your passions? Learning is a never-ending process, so teach Richard something new. He wants to listen - to get to know you, and that all starts with hearing what drives you.

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