Shilin Yin, CFP®, began her career as a Financial Advisor Associate at Morgan Stanley and joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2013. Supported by a team of Merrill and Bank of America specialists in investments, estate planning services, philanthropy, and lending, she focuses on helping clients grow and preserve their wealth through challenging economic and market cycles and major life events.
As a qualified Portfolio Manager, Shilin follows a disciplined and sustainable process that prioritizes prudent risk management, long-term growth, tax efficiency and transparency. By offering qualified investors alternative investments such as private equity and real assets, she helps enhance portfolio diversification beyond traditional stocks and bonds.
Shilin is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker and holds the CFP® mark as well as the CIMA®, CPWA®, and CRPC™ designations. She is a graduate of Temple University and holds an MBA in International Business from California State University. Shilin and her husband, Brett, live in Mariaville, NY.
*Some or all alternative investment programs may not be in the best interest of certain investors. No assurance can be given that any alternative investment’s investment objectives will be achieved.
*A Portfolio Manager can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis his own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.
As a Merrill advisor, I offer advice and guidance based on you and your family's goals and priorities. We put you at the center of our focus -- not the markets -- so you can better understand the pros and cons of every decision you make. As your needs or market conditions change, I can work together with you to adjust your plan as needed.

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