James Krakowski is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He began his career in financial services over 20 years ago and has held positions such as Financial Advisor and Vice President, as well as Wealth Management Private Banker at Wells Fargo Private Bank.
James focuses on delivering comprehensive wealth management strategies tailored to individual client needs. His areas of expertise include family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, portfolio management services, small business strategies, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. He collaborates closely with Commercial Bank, Private Bank, and Wealth Planning teams to provide clients with solutions that cover liquidity management, investment strategy, legacy planning, M&A advisory, and family wealth management.
He earned his education from Montclair State University and holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). Outside of work, James enjoys baseball, basketball, chess, football, golfing, running, and spending time with his family. He resides in Brielle, NJ with his wife and two children.