Christopher AndrewsChristopher Andrews, CFA®, CFP®Executive DirectorWealth Partner
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About Christopher
Christopher Andrews is an Executive Director, Wealth Partner and Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
As a founding member of The Andrews Luther Webb Group, he delivers customized investment strategies and holistic wealth planning advice to a diverse range of clients and their multigenerational families. He tailors his recommendations to each client's personalized needs to help them achieve their long-term goals.
Chris has nearly three decades of investment and financial industry experience. Before joining J.P. Morgan in 2019, he was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Merrill Lynch for over 20 years. Previously, Chris was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Private Bank working in New York and Palm Beach. He began his career in the equity derivatives division of Goldman Sachs in London, where he worked for nearly three years.
Chris and his team leverage the breadth and strength of J.P. Morgan to offer a broad range of wealth management services—fiduciary-based asset management, tax-efficient income strategies, lending and liability management, banking services, trust & estate planning, corporate trustee services, concentrated stock management, alternative investments, life & long-term care insurance and mortgages.
Highly educated across a range of important disciplines, Chris has a B.A. from Pacific University and an M.B.A. from the Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management, with a focus on Finance and Accounting. He also studied at Beijing Normal University in China and Kansai Gaidai University in Japan. Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Originally from Kalispell, Montana, Chris now resides in Delray Beach with his wife and three children. He is committed to giving back and has been an active member of youth sports in his community for many years.
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