Arman Melikian, CFA Co-Founder West Avenue Private Wealth, formerly Auric, financial advisors providing investment management and other services for complex & exceptional wealth

Arman Melikian, CFA

Arman leads the investment team creating and delivering tax aware portfolios designed specifically for each client.

Arman brings over twenty years of industry experience upon co-founding West Avenue Private Wealth. He began his career at Goldman Sachs Ayco, providing comprehensive financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals and corporate executives. He later served as a Senior Analyst with a Los Angeles-based Registered Investment Advisor, followed by a Portfolio Manager position with an ultra-high-net-worth family office, actively managing a top-quartile U.S. equity fund. He then partnered with Michael Mittman at Merrill Private Wealth Management, leading the team’s investments and planning functions. 

Arman graduated with honors in Business-Economics from UCLA and completed his MBA in Finance from USC. He also earned his Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) charter in 2009.  

Arman resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and two children and enjoys coaching his son in tennis and soccer. 

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