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Stephanie Angela Mondragon

Advisor at Merrill — Lake Elsinore, CA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

9 years

Location

Lake Elsinore, CA

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,478

Across 3,094 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Stephanie Mondragon is a financial advisor with Merrill in Lake Elsinore, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Bank of America and Merrill since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Momma Mondragon's Macarons, a family-run LLC specializing in macarons. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

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Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

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Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Lake Elsinore, CA

Lake Elsinore CA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Bank of AMerica, N.A.

2015 - Present • 11 years

Lake Elsinore, CA

Merrill

2015 - Present • 11 years

Lake Elsinore, CA

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