
Maureen RaihleMaureen Raihle, CPWA®, CEPA®Managing DirectorWealth Partner
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About Maureen
Maureen Raihle is a Managing Director and Wealth Partner at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
A co-founder of The Ver Bockel Raihle Koricanac Group, Maureen provides in-depth strategy and advice to high-net-worth individuals and families, helping them deploy their wealth with greater clarity and insight. With more than 40 years of experience, she is intimately familiar with the needs of an accomplished clientele in growing and stewarding their wealth.
As a Managing Director, Maureen is also the Portfolio Manager overseeing the team's proprietary equity strategies. In this capacity, Maureen tailors her approach to the parameters of each client, mindful of the client's time horizon, cash-flow needs, risk tolerance, and tax circumstances. Business owners and entrepreneurs also look to Maureen for guidance in planning a sale or transfer. She orchestrates end-to-end support for this transition, working in concert with a client's tax and legal advisors to pursue a smooth and timely transaction. Maureen also meets regularly with high-net-worth families to establish comprehensive financial plans that reflect their priorities. Her extensive experience allows her to combine customized portfolio strategies with tax and estate planning, supporting clients in pursuing their financial goals more effectively.
Maureen began her career in 1985 on the Chicago Board Options Exchange with Drexel Burnham Lambert. In 1987, she transitioned to Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as a Financial Advisor. Nine years later, Maureen and John Ver Bockel formed the first team within the Private Banking and Investment Group (PBIG) at Merrill Lynch. As a Private Wealth Advisor within PBIG, Maureen provided integrated strategy and advice to high-net-worth families throughout the country, addressing multiple facets of their wealth. She was promoted to Managing Director during her 33-year tenure at Merrill. In 2019, Maureen and John moved their team to First Republic Wealth Management. She has been a Wealth Partner with J.P. Morgan Wealth Management since 2023.
Maureen graduated from Bradley University with a B.A. in Finance and Economics. She holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) and the Certified Exit Planning Advisor® (CEPA®) designations.
Active in philanthropy, Maureen served as a Director on the Chicago Children's Memorial Foundation Board for 13 years and as a Director on the Board of Advisors for the Knapp Entrepreneurship Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She has also served on the board of the Wood Family Foundation for three years.
Maureen was inducted into Barron's Hall of Fame in 2019 and has been named among Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors for the years 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. Barron's also named her among the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors for the years 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. Forbes recognized her as one of the Top Wealth Advisors Best-In State for the years 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2019, and her team as one of the Top Wealth Management Teams Best-In-State for 2025, 2024 and 2023. Additionally, Forbes listed her among the Top Women Wealth Advisors for the years 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, and 2017, and the Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In State for 2025, 2024 and 2023. She was also named among Workingmoms.com Top 200 Wealth Adviser Moms in 2017 and Financial Times FT 400 Top Financial Advisers in 2016.
Investments & Wealth InstituteTM (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks "CIMA," "Certified Investment Management Analyst," "CPWA," and "Certified Private Wealth Advisor." Use of CIMA, Certified Investment Management Analyst, CPWA, and/or Certified Private Wealth Advisor signifies that the user has successfully completed The Institute's initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for investment management professionals and/or wealth advisors.
CEPA® and Certified Exit Planning Advisor® are registered trademarks owned by Exit Planning Institute.
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