V.
J. SHAH & CO., INC.
Phone: (781) 237-6830 Fax: (781)
237-6832
Web Site: www.vijayshah.com Web
Site: www.vjshah.com Email: vijayshah@verizon.net
VIJAY
J. SHAH
A
native of Bombay, India, Vijay received his BS in 1962 and MS in 1965 from the
Alfred P. Sloan School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
currently sits on the 45th Reunion Committee, 1962. His Master’s thesis, Deferred Pension or Profit Sharing, led naturally to a career in
business and personal financial and estate planning.
Shortly
after completing his studies at MIT, Vijay formed his own business, V. J. Shah
& Co., Inc., incorporating in 1969. After
nearly 40 years under his own broker-dealership, Vijay J. Shah is now
affiliated with the prestigious national independent brokerage firm LPL
FINANCIAL, Member FINRA/SIPC providing its clients with a complete range of
investment products.
V.
J. Shah & Co., Inc. has been a participant in several syndicates bringing
out the public stock of converted Massachusetts banks. Mr. Shah has also invested in several venture
capital partnerships, among them, ALTA III and ALTA IV, both managed by Burr,
Egan & Deleage & Co. Over the
years, Vijay has been an Angel investor in numerous organizations such as: Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.; Woodlist.com,
Inc.; MooBella; and more recently Vivace Semiconductor and Bridge Street Toys.
Mr.
Shah has been engaged in providing complete financial services to a high net-worth
clientele comprised essentially of professionals and entrepreneurs. In addition to his American interests, Vijay
is a frequent visitor to Switzerland and India and maintains strong
international ties to Swiss and Indian business and investing communities.
Mr.
Shah is a Registered Principal with, and securities are offered through LPL
FINANCIAL, member FINRA/SIPC. Through
his affiliation with LPL, clients are able to invest in debt and equity
securities. Vijay has also specialized
in the design and administration of employee benefit programs, including
qualified retirement plans.
Mr.
Shah is a broker for many life insurance companies. Individual life and health insurance and full
group insurance coverage are made available to clients through The Shah Agency
and Agents Service Insurance Agency, Inc.
Professionally,
Vijay continued his education by completing the requirements of the American
College for the Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant
designations. He is a member of the
Association for Advanced Life Underwriting.
He has participated in numerous discussion panels before professional
groups and has contributed to various legal seminars in the areas of his
expertise.
Mr.
Shah sits on the Advisory Board of Benjamin Franklin Bank and is a Founding
Member of Boston Foundation for Sight India, a charitable trust in Mumbai,
India. Vijay is a major shareholder of Pebble Creek Mining Ltd., of Canada, with mining
operations in India.
An
ardent tennis player and downhill skier, and an occasional golfer, Vijay is a
member of the Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Tennis Center in Weston and Brae Burn
Country Club in Newton.