Robert J D'addario

Advisor at Merrill — Lavallette, NJ

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

37 years

Location

Lavallette, NJ

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,610

Across 3,238 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Robert D'Addario is a Managing Director and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He serves as the senior member of The D'Addario Group in Short Hills, New Jersey. Robert has been with Merrill for over 32 years and has been recognized on Barron's Top 1,500 Financial Advisors list for the years 2022, 2025, and 2026, as well as on Forbes | SHOOK® Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list for nine consecutive years from 2018 to 2026.

Robert graduated from Rider University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentrating in Finance, where he also participated in ROTC and served as a Field Artillery Officer in the New Jersey Army National Guard. He holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has earned multiple professional designations including Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM®), Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®), Certified Plan Fiduciary Adviser (CPFA®), and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC™). He actively supports Rider University through participation on the Executive Advisory Council and the Finance & Economics Advisory Council.

Robert's expertise includes divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, small business strategies, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income planning. Outside of his professional role, he enjoys golfing, spending time with his family, and traveling.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Wealth management Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Tax-loss harvesting Business ownership considerations

Demographic focus

Women Professionals

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Commissions

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Location

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Lavallette, NJ

Lavallette NJ

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Connecticut · Florida · New Jersey · Texas

Work history

37 years of industry experience

Bank of America,N.A.

2011 - Present • 15 years

Short Hills, NJ

Merrill

1994 - Present • 32 years

Short Hills, NJ

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