Awards and Industry Recognition

Barron's

Top 1,200 Financial Advisors
2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016

Forbes

America's Top Wealth Advisors
2016
Top Wealth Advisors Best-In State
2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2019 • 2018
Top Wealth Management Teams Best-In-State
2025 • 2024 • 2023

About John

John Ver Bockel is a Managing Director and Wealth Partner at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.

As a co-founder of The Ver Bockel Raihle Koricanac Group, John works closely with an accomplished clientele to help advance their objectives across multiple contexts of their wealth. He focuses on individual and family wealth management, concentrated stock strategies, philanthropic planning, and trust and estate planning.

John draws on extensive knowledge of the needs and priorities of an accomplished clientele. John earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He began his professional career with Arthur Andersen in 1980 as a Consultant. He then transitioned to Wealth Management in 1983, joining Merrill Lynch in Chicago as a Financial Advisor. John and Maureen Raihle formed one of the first teams within the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch (PBIG). During his 37-year tenure at Merrill, John was promoted to Managing Director. He and Maureen moved their team to First Republic Wealth Management in 2019. Now, John is a Wealth Partner with J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.

Committed to giving back, John serves on the Board of Governors for the Evans Scholars Foundation and the Board of Directors for the Wood Family Foundation and the Western Golf Association. He is also a 10-year member of Tiger 21, a community of diverse professionals dedicated to improving their investment acumen, addressing common issues of wealth preservation, and managing family-related changes.

John has been named among Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors for the years 2016-2019. In 2016, he was also recognized by Forbes as one of America's Top Wealth Advisors. His experience and leadership have earned him a place among the Top Wealth Advisors Best-In State for the years 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, and 2018. Additionally, his team has been acknowledged as one of the Top Wealth Management Teams Best-In-State for 2025, 2024, and 2023.

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