Joseph Debono
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
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Location
New York, NY 10019
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
19 years
Joseph Debono serves as a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He brings extensive experience in fixed income and equity trading, having begun his career at Goldman Sachs in 1996 and subsequently worked at DLJ under a top-ranked Institutional Investor High Yield Bond Research Analyst. He also has expertise consulting institutional investors and plan sponsors on investment managers’ performance through Greenwich Associates and contributed to the development of advanced portfolio management platforms at S Plus. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he re-engineered Merrill’s Investment Manager Due Diligence process and consulted on portfolio optimization and risk management.
Joe’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from College of the Holy Cross, where he was a Navy ROTC full-scholarship recipient and varsity soccer team captain, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. At Kellogg, he was the Aronson Memorial Scholar in Accounting and scored in the 99th percentile on the GMAT. He holds professional designations including Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC).
Before his financial career, Joe served as a Naval Officer, receiving over ten medals including the Navy Commendation Medal during the Persian Gulf War and the Humanitarian Relief Medal. He was entrusted with a Top Secret Clearance and served on an Admiral’s staff. His focus is on providing wealth management and investment consulting to ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, and institutional clients, emphasizing sophisticated strategies for long-term wealth accumulation and preservation. Joe resides in New York with his family and is involved in community and philanthropic activities, including founding a nonprofit organization supporting job creation in economically challenged communities.
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
75 Rockefeller Plz
New York, NY 10019
Connecticut · New York
bank of america, NA
2009 - Present (17 years)
Merrill
2009 - Present (17 years)
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