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Joseph Ryan Merkle

Advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC — Bayville, NJ

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

12 years

Location

Bayville, NJ

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NorthCoast Asset Management LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

30

Across 15 offices

Clients per advisor

147 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$1,047,722 High

HNW client ratio

27% High

About

Joseph Merkle is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, Connectus Wealth, and NorthCoast Asset Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Arthur & Associates, LLC, a real estate business focused on identifying and funding investment opportunities. NorthCoast Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and intermediary clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven, systematic investment approach and offers a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, options overlays, and alternative interval funds.

Client services

Based on NorthCoast Asset Management LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers
Credit, cash and insurance solutions, family office services, corporate executive services

Expertise

Based on NorthCoast Asset Management LLC

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing

Occupation focus

Based on NorthCoast Asset Management LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Based on NorthCoast Asset Management LLC

Values-based investing

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Location

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Bayville, NJ

Bayville NJ

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New Jersey

Work history

12 years of industry experience

Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC

2024 - Present • 2 years

Bayville, NJ

Connectus Wealth

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

Greenwich, CT

NorthCoast Asset Management LLC

2013 - 2021 • 8 years

Greenwich, CT

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Series 65

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