Joshua Jespersen is a Senior Financial Advisor with The JEMM Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2006. In his role, he focuses on institutional asset management and consulting, serving both philanthropic organizations and a select group of individual investors. Joshua contributes to the team’s portfolio construction and maintenance processes, providing detailed analysis and explanation of portfolio results to help clients understand the impact of global market and economic trends on their investments.
Joshua’s expertise includes education planning, family wealth management strategies, institutional consulting, and socially responsible investing, among other areas. He participates actively in client education through presentations at nonprofit board meetings and manages team support staff to ensure service models adapt to evolving client needs. His responsibilities also involve risk management coordination and leveraging the resources within Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
He holds a Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and has earned multiple professional designations, including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC™), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA™), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Outside of his professional work, Joshua enjoys camping, hiking, music, reading, spending time with his family, and watching movies.