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Michael Donald Shimkin

Advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC — Fairfield, NJ

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Credentials

Series 65, Series 66

Experience

1 year

Location

Fairfield, NJ

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Modern Wealth Management, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

121

Across 40 offices

Clients per advisor

95 High

Avg AUM per client

$832,068 High

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Michael Shimkin is a financial advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for Bank of America Private Bank for ten years. Modern Wealth Management provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, broker-dealers, and corporations. The firm employs a centralized portfolio management model with oversight from an Investment Committee and offers a range of services including discretionary investment management, modular financial planning, tax planning, estate-planning assistance, and insurance solutions.

Client services

Based on Modern Wealth Management, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Modern Wealth Management, LLC

Private / alternative investments Tax strategies for small businesses Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Modern Wealth Management, LLC

Public Service Employee Founder/Business Owner Military & Veterans

Demographic focus

Based on Modern Wealth Management, LLC

Values-based investing Mid-Career Professionals

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for estate planning document preparation and funding services, ranging from $500 to $15,000

Percentage

$0 - $499,999: 1.50% $500,000 - $999,999: 1.25% $1,000,000 - $2,999,999: 1.00% $3,000,000 - $4,999,999: 0.75% $5,000,000 - $9,999,999: 0.65% $10,000,000+: 0.55%

Project-based

Financial planning fee ranges from $2,500 to $10,000 for standalone plans

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Location

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Fairfield, NJ

Fairfield NJ

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New Jersey · Pennsylvania

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Modern Wealth Management, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Lenexa, KS

Bank of America Private Bank

2015 - 2025 • 10 years

New York, NY

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Tomas G

CFP®, Series 66, CIMA®, CPWA®

Summit, NJ

Beacon Hill Private Wealth LLC

Tomas Geoghegan is a CFP® and Series 66–registered financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Hill Private Wealth LLC since 2016, where he is the sole advisor. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, institutions, and businesses. Beacon Hill employs an evidence-based, largely passive investment approach focused on global diversification, modest factor tilts, and high-quality fixed income to manage portfolio volatility, and it offers distinctive pension-consulting services including plan investment platform analysis and participant education.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting RSUs / ISOs / NSOs Retirement withdrawal strategies Founder/Business Owner Executive HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Mid-Career Professionals
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Cyrus E

Series 65

Glen Ridge, NJ

Eslami & Co. Wealth Management, LLC

Cyrus Eslami is the principal of Eslami & Co. Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Glen Ridge, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Betterment for several years and is actively involved as a founding engineer at Warmer, a company developing AI-powered software to streamline financial advisor workflows. Additionally, he conducts independent development of automated and semi-automated mid-frequency trading strategies in US futures markets. Eslami & Co. Wealth Management provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diversified asset-allocation strategy using ETFs, mutual funds, and targeted alternative exposures, integrating quantitative elements and tax-aware overlay strategies for select clients. The principal's background in technology and systematic trading is reflected in the firm's approach and independent trading activities.

Tax-loss harvesting Income planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance

Marc L

CFP®, Series 65

Rockaway, NJ

Marc Alan Wealth Management LLC

Marc Lescarret is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over twenty years of experience in investments and tax mitigation. He is the sole advisor at Marc Alan Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2021. Before founding his firm, he worked in investment research and served high-net-worth individuals. Marc Alan Wealth Management LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, especially landlords and wealthy individuals who prioritize advanced tax mitigation and need the oversight of a fiduciary who does not collect Referral fees from agents he recommends or commissions from products he sells. My niche is: 1. Insane portfolio tax avoidance 2. Real Estate and Landlord tax shelters 3. FEE Only, so no product pays me a commission, and I take that step further so no person pays me any referral fee, aka a personal advocate and fiduciary Who I serve: I primarily serve landlords and tax concerned individuals age 40+ who have a net worth of over one million. You are never alone, we own your problems with you and tackle them together.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting General tax planning Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Real Estate Professional Self-Employed Established Professionals Approaching retirement Retired Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Brian A

Series 7, Series 66

Parsippany, NJ

Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC

Brian Amato is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC, Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., and American Investment Planners LLC. He is also involved in tax preparation and accounting through American Taxes Inc. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and accommodates both advisory and brokerage needs through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Passive / index investing Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization General tax planning Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner

Robert T

CFP®, Series 7, Series 63

Saddlebrook, NJ

Stirlingshire Investments

Robert Troyano is a CFP® with over 33 years of experience in financial advisory and accounting. He is currently with Stirlingshire Investments and has held prior roles at Grove Point Investments, RMT Wealth Management, H. Beck, and Edwards & Troyano. In addition to his advisory work, he owns an accounting practice and is involved in life and health insurance sales. Stirlingshire Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and various entities, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes multiple methods of analysis and offers a broad range of investment types, including model strategies available through the Advyzon marketplace.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments Roth conversion strategy

Richard D

AIF®, ChFC®, CRPC®

Paramus, NJ

LPL Financial

Richard Dragotta is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 34 years of industry experience. multiple securities licenses and industry designations and has worked at LPL Financial since 2003, Dragotta serves as a FINRA arbitrator in a non-public capacity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research, model portfolios, and technology-driven strategies.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Trust structures (GRAT, IDGT, revocable) Retirement withdrawal strategies Retired Executive Founder/Business Owner Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Approaching retirement Gen X (Born 1965-1980) Gen Y/Millennials (Born 1980-1995)
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