Rajan Shankara

Advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities — San Juan Capistrano, CA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

3 years

Location

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

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Institution

Total advisors

14,396

Across 3,644 offices

Clients per advisor

86 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$318,381 Low

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Rajan Shankara is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has been serving clients since 1993. He co-founded The Verschuur / Iyer Group in 1999 and focuses on helping a limited circle of clients and their families achieve financial security through cohesive strategies tailored to evolving needs. Rajan specializes in legacy wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement planning, philanthropic planning, tax-efficient investment strategies, and values-based investing, including socially responsible and ESG approaches. He serves clients across diverse areas such as college education planning, family wealth management, LGBT wealth planning, women and wealth, and sports and entertainment.

Rajan holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation and is also a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) with expertise in sports and entertainment finances. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin System. Known for a transparent and collaborative advisory style, he engages regularly with clients and their families to support informed financial decision-making and goal achievement. Rajan has been recognized by Forbes on the "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list multiple times from 2018 through 2025.

Outside of his professional role, Rajan is active in community efforts, including supporting Chicago-based Spark Ventures and The Shelby Goldstein Memorial School in Zambia, which provides education and meals for orphans. He serves on The Buckingham Club Committee of Chicago, part of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, raising funds for healthcare causes. Rajan resides in Chicago with his wife and two children, and enjoys boating, surfing, fishing, snowboarding, live music, traveling, and studying German.

Client services

Based on J.P. Morgan Securities

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Wealth management Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Charitable giving & philanthropy Tax-loss harvesting

Occupation focus

Based on J.P. Morgan Securities

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Values-based investing SRI/ESG (Socially Responsible Investing/Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) Women Professionals Women's Finance LGBTQIA

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Fee options

Percentage

$25 million - $50 million: 0.30% annually $50 million - $100 million: 0.25% annually $100 million - $250 million: 0.20% annually $250 million+: Negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $25 million

Location

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San Juan Capistrano, CA

31972 Camino Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano CA 92675

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

3 years of industry experience

J.P. Morgan Securities

2026 - Present • 1 year

San Juan Capistrano, CA

JPMorgan Chase BAnk, N.A.

2026 - Present • 1 year

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Merrill Lynch

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Newport Beach, CA

Fidelity Investments

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Mission Viejo, CA

Kbr Inc

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

San Jose, CA

Colorado Athletic Company; Union Station

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Denver, CO

Monkfit Llc; Self-employed

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Denver, CO

Bruz Beers

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Denver, CO

Saiva Siddhanta Church

2008 - 2018 • 10 years

Kapaa, HI

Disclosures

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