Noah Abbassi
*** ******* ******, ******* **** NJ 07432
551-***-**** ****.*******@*****.***
EDUCATION
Investment Banking Institute New York, New York
Trainee January 2011
. Completed a four week intensive course on financial analysis, valuation
methodologies and advanced financial modeling
. Performed company valuations utilizing (i) comparable public company
analysis, (ii) precedent transactions analysis and (iii) discounted cash
flow (DCF) analysis
. Built fully-integrated financial statements projection model, LBO model,
accretion/dilution merger models, including ability to run operational
and capital structure sensitivities within models and data tables for
sensitivity analysis
Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration May 2007
. Major: Finance
. Cumulative GPA: 3.3/ 4.0, Finance GPA: 3.3/4.0
. Member of Finance and Economics Club
EXPERIENCE
Waddell & Reed Morristown, NJ
Financial Advisor December 2009 - Current
. Providing comprehensive financial planning for high net worth individuals
and small businesses to determine needs and wants of clients
. Specialties include risk management (life, disability, buy-sell, etc.)
and investment management (stocks, bonds, etc.)
. Successfully employed, trained and developed intern to aid in making my
practice more efficient
. Informally trained and coached other associates in office to help
strengthen knowledge of products and sales
Abbassi Capital LLC New York, New York
Trader October 2008 - November 2009
. Concentrate specifically on trading Equities and US Government Bonds
. Manage personal account with approximately $250,000 in purchasing
power
. Actively make decisions through both technical and fundamental
theories
. Primarily trade spreads, focusing on two (2) and three (3) year notes,
and regional banks (ex HBAN)
Morgan Stanley Paramus, New Jersey
Financial Advisor June 2007 - September 2008
. Provided financial guidance to high net worth clients on the retail side
of the business for their investments, estate, insurance, and retirement
planning
. Devised strategies for clients and advised in achieving financial goals
. Performed detailed research analysis on markets and economy
. Actively pursued high net worth investors by conducting approximately
1,500 cold calls weekly - opened about 3 accounts per week
Thomson Financial New York, New York
Analyst June 2006 - April 2007
. Evaluated energy sector for clients of Capital Market Intelligence (CMI)
division using Thomson One, IR Channel and First Call
. Generated daily, weekly and monthly reports on how the stock and key
ratios have performed relative to its competitors
. Provided clients with detailed accounts of which institutions/hedge funds
are buying/selling shares
ADDITIONAL
Licenses: Series 7, 66, 3 & 31 Life and Health Insurance
Skills: Microsoft Office Professional (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Windows
XP, 2000, Byte, Act!
Languages: Bilingual in English and Arabic
Financial Software: Direct Market Access (DMA) trading platforms, Thomson
Terminal