Jason M. Beckert is a Wealth Management Advisor and Managing Director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he serves as a Portfolio Manager in the Merrill Investment Advisory Program. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1996 and provides discretionary management of personalized and defined investment strategies that may include individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment approaches.
His expertise encompasses portfolio design and management, retirement planning and income strategies, commercial and residential lending through Bank of America, estate reviews and trust services coordination, design and management of corporate retirement plans, as well as faith-based investing. Jason holds professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA).
Jason earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990. Prior to joining Merrill, he was a Manager with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where he supported Fortune 500 clients with management consulting services. He is involved in the St. Ann Catholic Church and volunteers with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. His personal interests include chess, hiking, and spending time with his family.