David B Margulies
Advisor at XML Financial Group — St. Petersburg, FL
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
39 years
Location
St. Petersburg, FL
XML Financial Group
Multi-team
David Margulies is a financial advisor with XML Financial Group in St. Petersburg, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets. XML Financial Group serves a broad retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans, through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-advisor team model and combines fundamental and technical analysis with access to alternative investments and third-party managers to tailor portfolios to client needs.
Based on XML Financial Group
Fixed dollar fees for financial planning and advisory consulting services ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 annually
$0 - $3,000,000: 1.00% $3,000,001 - $4,000,000: 0.90% $4,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.80% $5,000,001 - $6,000,000: 0.70% $6,000,001 - $7,000,000: 0.60% $7,000,001 - $8,000,000: 0.50% $8,000,001 - $9,000,000: 0.40% $9,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.30% $10,000,001 - $11,000,000: 0.20% $11,000,001 - $12,000,000: 0.20% $12,000,001 - $13,000,000: 0.20% $13,000,001 - $14,000,000: 0.20% $14,000,001 - $15,000,000: 0.20% $15,000,001 - $16,000,000: 0.20% $16,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.20% Above $20,000,000+: 0.10%
Hourly fees range from $100 to $250 per hour for one-time project engagements
Fee-only: Financial planning and advisory consulting fixed fees typically range from $1,000 to $10,000 annually; hourly fees range from $100 to $250 per hour
St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg FL
Advisors at this office
1
Florida · Texas · Virginia
39 years of industry experience
XML Financial, LLC
2019 - Present • 7 years
Bethesda, MD
XML Securities (fka Lara, May & Associates, LLC)
2017 - Present • 9 years
Falls Church, VA
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association
2015 - 2017 • 2 years
New York, NY
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
2009 - 2017 • 8 years
Washington, DC
Citigroup Global Markets Inc
2008 - 2017 • 9 years
Washington, DC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
2007 - 2008 • 1 year
Washington, DC
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
1999 - 2007 • 8 years
Washington, DC
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