Chad Jeremy Richey
Advisor at Merrill — Birmingham, AL Brookwood Vlg
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Credentials
Series 66
Experience Industry experience
25 years
Location
Birmingham, AL 35209
Merrill
Institution
Chad Richey is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he serves a diverse clientele including business owners, healthcare professionals, attorneys, retired military executives, and multi-generational families in Alabama and other states. With over two decades of experience in financial services beginning in banking, Chad focuses on providing personalized wealth management strategies that align with his clients' unique circumstances and objectives.
Chad has guided clients through multiple periods of market volatility, including 2001, 2008, 2020, 2022, and 2025, emphasizing risk mitigation and the incorporation of alternative investments such as private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and private debt. He also supports clients through the full financial lifecycle of their enterprises, including growth financing, succession planning, and liquidity events. Chad holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification and the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® designation, and he previously served as Senior Resident Director of the Birmingham South Merrill office, overseeing and coaching 27 financial advisors.
Chad earned a Bachelor's degree in Business with a concentration in Finance from Birmingham-Southern College. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, fishing, football, genealogy, hunting, spending time with his family, watching movies, and practicing yoga.
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SEC-reported: Commissions on certain transactions, including foreign securities and fixed income; mark-ups, markdowns and dealer spreads may apply to some trades.
Birmingham, AL Brookwood Vlg
569 Brookwood Vlg, Ste 501
Birmingham AL 35209
Advisors at this office
53
Alabama · Kentucky · Texas
25 years of industry experience
BANK of AMERICA, N.A.
2010 - Present • 16 years
Birmingham, AL
Merrill
2006 - Present • 20 years
Birmingham, AL
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
2001 - 2006 • 5 years
Birmingham, AL
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