James Radler is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a member of The J&R Group. He began his career in financial services in 1989 and joined Merrill in 1992 after serving on a portfolio management team with a major Boston-based money management firm. Within The J&R Group, he provides wealth management guidance to both individual and corporate clients, specializing in areas such as retirement benefits consulting and equity compensation plans.
Jim is a qualified Portfolio Manager who manages personalized or defined strategies on a discretionary basis, utilizing individual stocks and bonds, model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. His expertise includes corporate retirement services, institutional philanthropic management, retirement planning strategies for institutions and affluent individuals, concentrated stock strategies, retirement and estate planning, and private money management. He holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC).
Jim received a bachelor's degree in political science from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He enjoys reading, golfing, traveling, and spending time with his family in Winnetka, Illinois.