Billal Virani

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
NMLS #904394
3333 Warrenville Road
Lisle IL 60532
(630) 505.3411
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What We Do

It’s simple: We create and implement an investment and wealth management strategy for clients. We are committed to a process that is designed around our clients: 1. Understand Goals 2. Implement Strategy 3. Review Progress

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Who We Are

Billal Virani is a Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Portfolio Advisor. A Portfolio Manager can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis his own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. He focuses on advising clients on creating a wealth management plan, setting an asset allocation strategy, and executing that plan by managing investments like stocks, bonds, and alternative investments. Billal earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from University of Iowa.  Billal also holds multiple professional designations, including the Accredited Asset Management Specialist™, AAMS™ designation, the Accredited Wealth Management Advisor™, AWMA™ designation, and the Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist™, CRPS™ designation.

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Billal primarily focuses on: Meeting with clients, discussing updates in markets or changes your financial strategy, and creating strategies that align with your goals and wealth management plan.

Some or all alternative investments may not be in the best interests for certain investors. Certain alternative investments carry significant risk and are not subject to the same regulatory oversight as mutual funds and other traditional investments.  For these reasons, access to alternative investments may be limited to investors who are designated as sophisticated, high-net-worth investors.

Recognition
Forbes "Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors Best-in-State", 2023-2025
(Published annually Aug - September. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year.)
Forbes "America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors", 2017-2018
(Published annually July – Sept. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of current year.)
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About Me
Philosophy

Communication is instrumental to managing life's challenges. That's why I work to engage you and your family in the financial decision-making process. Communicating openly with family members on the sometimes-difficult subject of wealth can be a challenge. I can help facilitate these discussions and offer personalized financial strategies designed to educate the younger generation about how assets may be invested.

Meet Our Professional Staff
Anthony E. Ferrazzi
Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Associate
630.505.3403
William E. Christensen
Wealth Management Client Associate (FP)
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Julius Magtibay
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Nicholas A. Beilfuss
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Bank of America, N.A.
James G Nagrant
Senior Wealth Management Lending Officer
NMLS #444459
Bank of America, N.A.
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AAMS™ and Accredited Asset Management Specialist™, and CRPS™ and Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist™ are registered service marks of the College for Financial Planning.
Accredited Wealth Management Advisor™, AWMA™, and the AWMA™ logo certification marks or registered certification marks of The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. in the United States.
Billal Virani is registered to do business in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MI, NC, NJ, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV.