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Andre Stampfel

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

West Islip, NY 11795

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

12 years

About

Andre Stampfel is a financial advisor with Merrill and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience and has worked at both Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner and manager of a hair and beauty salon LLC that he operates with his wife. Merrill serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, third-party manager selection, discretionary portfolio management, brokerage execution, and custody services. The firm’s investment management includes multiple program strategies with advisor or client discretion and features tax-efficient capabilities and integration with Bank of America’s broader capital markets platform.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Merrill

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on Merrill

Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated

Location

540 Montauk Hwy

West Islip, NY 11795

Most active in

Connecticut · New York · Texas

Work history

Bank Of America, N.a.

2013 - Present (13 years)

Merrill

2013 - Present (13 years)

Disclosures

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