Benjamin Foster is a Private Wealth Advisor and Managing Director at Merrill Private Wealth Management, based in the West Palm Beach office. He has experience consulting to wealthy families, endowments, and foundations, with a focus on working with business owners who have undergone liquidity events. He adopts an educational approach in advising clients on asset allocation, portfolio strategy, manager selection, and wealth preservation strategies. In his current role, he does not provide tax advice.
Benjamin began his career as a senior economic consultant at Arthur Andersen, working on international tax strategy for large multinational corporations. He holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Chicago and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics from Bowdoin College. He is designated as a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA).
Outside of his professional work, Benjamin has personal interests in basketball, golfing, and running.