Robert Howard is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He provides goals-based wealth management services, assisting clients with asset management, planning needs, and access to lending solutions from Bank of America. Robert's approach emphasizes achieving above-average risk-adjusted returns while recognizing that life and legacy goals require personalized strategies beyond industry benchmarks.
Robert has been in financial services since graduating from the University of Georgia, continuing a family tradition spanning five generations in the field. He specializes in family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, and personal retirement planning. He holds several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA), and Sports & Entertainment (SE).
He has been recognized on the Forbes | SHOOK® "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list from 2018 through 2026. Robert has been involved in various professional and community organizations such as the Hancock Day School Board of Trustees, Leadership Georgia, Leadership Savannah, Savannah Estate Planning Council, Savannah Philharmonic, St. John's Church, St. Joseph's/Candler Foundation, The Rotary Club of Savannah, and serves as a Troop 57 Committee Leader for the Boy Scouts of America. His personal interests include boating, golfing, hiking, reading, running, skiing, spending time with family, tennis, and traveling.