Zuo Jia Black

Advisor at Merrill

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Location

Melville, NY 11747

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

14 years

About

Zuo Jia Black is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in wealth and retirement planning. She brings over 16 years of experience in financial services, with a career path that includes roles at Chase Bank and Scottrade before joining Merrill Lynch in 2015. Throughout her tenure, she has worked at multiple Bank of America Financial Centers in Queens and has been recognized as a top performing Financial Solutions Advisor.

Zuo Jia's expertise encompasses personal retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Tianjin Foreign Language School and holds several professional certifications including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).

Originally from China, Zuo Jia is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese and is an active member of the Queens and Long Island Chinese Community. She resides in Floral Park, Nassau County with her husband and two children. In her free time, she enjoys traveling internationally with her family.

Client services

Based on Merrill

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

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Business ownership considerations

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Women Professionals Young Families African Americans/Black

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Fee options

Percentage

$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)

Other

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

Location

300 Broadhollow Rd

Melville, NY 11747

Most active in

Connecticut · New York · Texas

Work history

BANK of AMERICA, N.A.

2015 - Present (11 years)

Merrill

2015 - Present (11 years)

Disclosures

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