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Ashif Iqbal

Advisor at Merrill — West Islip, NY

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

4 years

Location

West Islip, NY 11795

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,478

Across 3,094 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Ashif Iqbal is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, The Vanguard Group, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

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 Wealth management

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Commissions

SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.

Location

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West Islip, NY

540 Montauk Hwy

West Islip NY 11795

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

New York · Texas

Work history

4 years of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Syosset, NY

Merrill

2024 - Present • 2 years

Syosset, NY

Morgan Stanley

2024 - 2024 • 1 year

New York, NY

UNemployed

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

North Babylon, NY

The Vanguard Group, Inc

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Malvern, PA

Unemployed

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

North Babylon, NY

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

East Hampton, NY

Unemployed

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

North Babylon, NY

SUNY Stony Brook University

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Stony Brook, NY

Santander Bank, N.A.

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Astoria, NY

New York Life

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Melville, NY

Unemployed

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

North Babylon, NY

SUNY Farmingdale

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Farmingdale, NY

T-Mobile

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Huntington, NY

Suffolk County Community College

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Brentwood, NY

Unemployed

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

North Babylon, NY

Verizon Wireless

2014 - 2017 • 3 years

West Islip, NY

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Paul B

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Melville, NY

BIGGIN, INC.

Paul Biggin is the sole advisor at BIGGIN, INC., an independent firm based in Melville, NY. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has four years of industry experience. He has been with BIGGIN, INC. since 2012. BIGGIN, INC. provides personalized investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes a variety of strategies, including option writing, while coordinating with clients’ outside professionals as needed.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Michael R

Series 66

Melville, NY

Mountain Creek Capital, LLC

Michael Reidlinger is a financial advisor at Mountain Creek Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has held the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC from 2010 to 2018 before founding Mountain Creek Capital in 2018. Mountain Creek Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to tailor portfolios, incorporating equities, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, and options strategies, with integrated risk management and regular account reviews.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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Gina G

Series 65

Dix Hills, NY

Life Planning Agency, Inc

Gina Giannou is the sole advisor at Life Planning Agency, Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. She holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at Ronald Seroda CPA PC for seven years and currently owns and operates GIGL Accounting Inc., a tax preparation and bookkeeping business. Life Planning Agency, Inc provides discretionary portfolio management and securities-based investment advice to individuals, families, closely held pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4 million in client assets and employs a diversified investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and dividend-paying companies.

Income planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Wealth management Passive / index investing
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Jon N

Series 65

Bethpage, NY

Jon A Nixon CPA PC

Jon Nixon is a Series 65 credentialed advisor with over 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Jon A Nixon CPA PC, an independent firm specializing in accounting and tax services. Nixon also owns consulting and tax preparation firms serving international organization employees and operates as a financial operations principal for multiple FINRA member firms. Jon A Nixon CPA PC primarily offers accounting and tax services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses, coordinating tax and accounting matters with clients’ investment arrangements. The firm refers clients to third-party money managers for investment advice and asset management, maintaining a distinctive structure that focuses on its CPA practice rather than direct asset management.

General tax planning General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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David G

Series 63, Series 65

Oyster Bay, NY

Cove Capital Management Inc.

David Goldenberg is a financial advisor at Cove Capital Management Inc. in Oyster Bay, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Cove Capital Management since 2011. Cove Capital Management is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management and periodic portfolio reviews for individuals, partnerships, pension plans, trusts, and home offices. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a range of active strategies, including long- and short-term trading, short sales, margin transactions, and options writing, with portfolios typically including equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and exchange-traded partnerships.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Stephen P

Series 65

Merrick, NY

Differential Capital LLC

Stephen Pagliari is a financial advisor at Differential Capital LLC in Merrick, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding his advisory firm, he worked at Differential Management, LLC and currently is employed as a new product development portfolio manager at MiniCircuits, a global RF and microwave components manufacturer. Differential Capital LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, ETF, and options analysis across multiple account programs, using both short- and long-term strategies with full trading discretion.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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