The Magrone Group

Merrill Private Wealth Management
One Bryant Park
Floor 28
New York NY 10036
(212) 418.2831
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to coordinate, consolidate, and simplify our clients’ financial lives to enable them to focus on what is most significant to them and their family.  We speak in plain language about four key issues: 1) Lifetime; 2) Heirs; 3) Charity; and 4) Taxes. By focusing on each of these issues, we discern what is most important to each client, designing strategies to optimize long-term goals.
Welcome

Managing your wealth begins with a deep understanding of your full financial picture. Based on what matters most to you, I can help create a strategy as flexible as today's changing market conditions, and I can provide access to the investment insights of Merrill and the banking convenience and lending solutions of Bank of America. I will work to help you pursue your goals through personalized wealth management strategies.

Recognition
David Magrone
Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor
Barron's "America's Top Private Wealth Advisory Teams", 2019
(Published on April 17. 2019. Rankings based on data as of December 31, 2018.)
Barron's "America's Top 1200 Financial Advisors State-by-State", 2019
(Published on March 11, 2019. Rankings based on data as of September 30, 2018.)
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2019
(Published on February 20, 2020. Rankings based on data as of June 30, 2018.)
The Magrone Group
Barron's "Top 50 Private Wealth Management Teams", 2019-2020
(Published annually in April. Rankings based on data as of December 31 of prior year.)
Barron's "Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams", 2021
(Published on April 15, 2022. Rankings based on data as of December 31, 2021.)
Barron’s “Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams”, 2024-2026
(Published annually in May. Years pre-dating 2024, published as Barron's "Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams" list annually March - April. Rankings based on data as of December 31 of prior year.)
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2024-2026
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
Our Approach
Team Overview

We are a leading wealth management advisory team headquartered in New York City. We are privileged to work with a select group of ultra-affluent clients, helping them navigate the challenges and opportunities of significant wealth. We serve approximately 55 families who have entrusted us with approximately $5.5 billion in assets as of May 2026.

We advise wealth creators in three spheres of influence: (1) Finance (private equity and hedge fund principals); (2) Real Estate (investor, developers and managers); (3) Entrepreneurs and their respective extended families. Each client we advise is unique, with distinctive needs and priorities. We insist on customizing our approach for each client, marshaling the resources of Merrill Private Wealth Management to devise and implement tailored wealth strategies.

Meet Our Team
David Magrone
Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor
212.418.2831
Ryan N Dubak,

CFP®, CRPC™

First Vice President, Private Wealth Advisor
212.418.2844
Daniel Thoma
Private Wealth Planner
212.418.2864
Anisa LaRochelle
Officer, Private Wealth Planner
212.418.2847
Shane B. Loos,

CRPC™

Relationship Manager
212.418.2846
Monica Torosyan
Private Wealth Client Associate
212.418.2848
Ava Zabik
Registered Private Wealth Client Associate
212.418.2837
Ashley Shumaker
Registered Private Wealth Client Associate
212.418.2801
About Private Wealth

We meet complexity head on
Growing and navigating wealth isn't a straight line. There are complexities and opportunities at every turn. That's why your Merrill team serves as mission control for your wealth, offering the highest level of execution and world-class intellectual capital to help keep you moving forward through every pivotal moment. Find out what it's like to work with us.

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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and the CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
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