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About Me
Erik is a founding partner of The Sabiers Brayton Wealth Management Group and is in his 35th year with Merrill.
He heads the team's overall wealth management strategy/philosophy and advises clients on personalized investment portfolio construction, retirement planning & income strategies, estate planning services, tax minimization strategies, business retirement plans/services/exit strategies, and corporate executive services (including managing restricted stock, concentrated stock, stock options and stock awards.) Erik earned his B.A. from the University of Washington Business School with a concentration in Finance and his M.B.A. from Seattle University. He has Series 7, 63, 65 FINRA registrations, Insurance licenses, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and holds the Chartered Financial Consultant®, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ and the Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor™ designations. He lives on Sunset Hill (Ballard) in Seattle with his wife Maureen and their dog Whiskey (and has 3 grown children). He is an avid fly fisherman and also enjoys boating, skiing, mountain biking, and spending time with his family in Sun Valley, ID. Named to the Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Published annually Jan – April.
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CFP®, ChFC®, CRPC™, SE-AWMA™
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