Rajan Shankara
Advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities
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Advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Firm
J.P. Morgan Securities
Location
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
3 years
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.
$25 million - $50 million: 0.30% $50 million - $100 million: 0.25% $100 million - $250 million: 0.20% $250 million+: Negotiable
Account minimum: $25 million
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
2026 - Present (1 year)
JPMorgan Chase BAnk, N.A.
2026 - Present (1 year)
Merrill Lynch
2024 - 2025 (1 year)
Fidelity Investments
2022 - 2024 (2 years)
Kbr Inc
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Colorado Athletic Company; Union Station
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Monkfit Llc; Self-employed
2018 - 2022 (4 years)
Bruz Beers
2018 - 2018 (1 year)
Saiva Siddhanta Church
2008 - 2018 (10 years)
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