Desmond DjekovicDesmond DjekovicVice PresidentWealth Advisor
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Top Wealth Management Teams Best-In-State
2025 • 2024
About Desmond
Desmond Djekovic is a Vice President and Wealth Advisor at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
Desmond is an important member of The Apollo Group and specializes in providing holistic wealth management strategies, including portfolio and investment management advice, to high-net-worth individuals, families and foundations.
Prior to J.P. Morgan, Desmond was a Financial Advisor at a predecessor firm of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.
Desmond graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Finance and a minor in Economics from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business. While there, he completed a concentration in Value Investing.
Wealth management experience since 2017.
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