Fareed Siddiq
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
Pepper Pike, OH 44124
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
45 years
Fareed Siddiq is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management with over 45 years of industry experience. He provides counsel in wealth management, risk management, investment management, estate and tax minimization strategies, and retirement planning. Throughout his career, he has held titles such as Executive Director, Senior Investment Management Consultant, and Portfolio Management Director, demonstrating a broad expertise in professional money management. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and holds additional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).
Born and raised in Pakistan, Siddiq attended St. Patrick College in Karachi, majoring in Business before moving to the United States in 1972. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi. Siddiq actively participates in the Greater Cleveland community and serves on the boards of several local organizations including The Diversity Center, The City Club of Cleveland, the American Red Cross, and the Cleveland Council of World Affairs. He has been featured in various media outlets such as Cleveland's Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Pakistan Link, and has lectured at multiple charity organizations and colleges.
Siddiq focuses on personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients' individual goals and priorities. He has expertise in areas such as family wealth management, institutional investment consulting, services for endowments and non-profits, employee financial health, legacy and philanthropic planning, and retirement income. His personal interests include boating, golfing, music, reading, tennis, and watching movies.
Based on Merrill
$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)
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
30195 Chagrin Blvd
Pepper Pike, OH 44124
Ohio · Texas
Bank Of America, N.a.
2017 - Present (9 years)
Merrill
2017 - Present (9 years)
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
2009 - 2017 (8 years)
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