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Names in the News: Judith Werbitt
Rye Brook's Judith Werbitt was named to the 2012 Barron's Top 100 Women Financial Advisors list.

For the second year in a row, Rye Brook resident Judith Werbitt, a senior vice president and portfolio manger for Merrill Lynch in White Plains, has been recognized as one of the countryβs foremost female financial advisors.
βIβve been very fortunate I take pride in that and it humbles me because itβs quiet an achievement,β said Werbitt, who was again named to the Barronβs Top 100 Female Financial Advisors list in 2012.
Werbitt advises corporations and high net worth clients, has 37 years of experience and joined Merrill Lynchβs White Plains office in 1974.Β
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βWhen I started in the job 38 years ago, I didnβt know enough about the businessβbut as you learn and have experience you realize how exciting and special each day is,β said Werbitt. βEach day isnβt the same. Youβre working with different clients and with everything else going on with the news of the world and politics. Itβs a very interesting field.β
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Werbittβwho lives with her husband Barry Fishkind and their dog Paisleyβhas also been named as a top broker in America by Registered Rep Magazine and Research Magazineβs Womenβs Winnerβs Circle. In addtion, she speaks on financial topicsβlike βHow to Raise Financially Savvy Childrenβ and βFinancial Planning for Life and Beyondββthroughout the country.
She says the way to financial freedom is to create a budget to balance how much you make, with how much you spend and want to save in order to achieve your goals without fear and with a plan that makes you comfortable.
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