Richard Gagliano is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works with business owners, retirees, and corporate leaders to develop tax-efficient wealth strategies, personalized retirement planning, and disciplined portfolio management. He focuses on creating customized, goals-based financial plans that integrate cash flow, investments, taxes, and legacy priorities.
Richard's expertise includes college education planning, corporate benefits, divorce transition planning, equity compensation services, family wealth management strategies, portfolio management services, and individual and corporate investment strategy. He collaborates closely with clients to coordinate income, equity, investment management, and long-term planning into a cohesive framework aimed at reducing tax exposure and concentration risks while aligning retirement assets for greater flexibility.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Florida Gulf Coast University and has earned multiple professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Outside of his professional work, Richard enjoys adventure sports, biking, cooking, football, golfing, hiking, pickleball, reading, and spending time with his family.