A dedicated professional in the financial services industry for more than 40 years, Cheryl L. Myler is a trusted adviser across all aspects of her clients’ financial lives at Raymond James Financial, Inc., where she has been active as the vice president of wealth management since 2018. In this position, she utilizes her decades-long expertise to deliver comprehensive financial services, oversee investment planning and portfolio strategy, and tax planning and coordination support.
With a focus on retirement income planning since 2010, Ms. Myler takes pride in guiding her clients from their working years into a comfortable retirement. Having observed many of her peers be hesitant to engage fully with clients, she has remained committed to responding to client inquiries and addressing unexpected challenges, such as reverse returns. As a result, she has consistently created successful outcomes, ensuring her clients feel secure in the next stage of their lives.
Ms. Myler began her career in 1981 as an assistant to two prominent brokers, who encouraged her to explore the field. After taking time off to raise her daughter as a young mother, she returned to work, initially in cashiering, which proved invaluable as it provided extensive knowledge of estate handling and essential documentation—experience that later benefited her as a financial adviser. Despite not completing her college education due to the busy life she had as a mother, she has dedicated her professional life to mastering the financial industry, consistently prioritizing an understanding of what matters to her clients.
Upon becoming a financial adviser in 2001, Ms. Myler worked in compliance and on the trading desk, gaining experience across various functions within the financial sector. Initially aspiring to climb the corporate ladder, she recognized her passion was in serving as an adviser. Prior to joining Raymond James, she collaborated with an independent adviser, assisting in developing financial modeling based on a dot-matrix system. When her business partner, Bob Sturm, joined Merrill Lynch, now Merrill, in January 2003, she followed suit and remained there—advancing to the role of vice president of wealth management—until 2018.
Ms. Myler has attributed much of her success to Sturm, who retired in 2012 and passed away four years later. He played a pivotal role in her professional journey, recognizing her potential almost immediately, appreciating her commitment to clients and unwavering dedication to her work. In an industry historically dominated by men, she always valued his willingness to recognize her capabilities, acknowledging her strengths even when a male partner may have been the traditional choice. She has worked as a sole practitioner within their partnership.
Beyond her primary responsibilities, Ms. Myler has long demonstrated a strong commitment to civic engagement. Amid her active volunteer and charitable work, she has participated in “Christmas in May,” an initiative supporting women in domestic violence shelters; alongside her mother, she helped provide hairdressing services for mothers while supervising their children, a role she cherished. She has previously engaged in numerous causes for the LGBTQ+ community.
She plans to focus her future civic efforts on animal welfare and events supporting individuals with Down syndrome, which she already attends annually. In addition, she has worked to address the needs of grandparents unexpectedly raising their grandchildren and becoming full-time caregivers, an initiative stemmed from her involvement with Aurora Leadership, where she successfully raised funds during the holiday season to provide gifts and groceries for families on tight budgets. She strives to continue raising awareness of this issue in the Denver and Aurora areas to support elderly caregivers raising grandchildren who need assistance.
Currently, Ms. Myler aspires to find a business partner who aligns with her vision and earn the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation. As she contemplates her own retirement, she finds reassurance in knowing her clients will be well cared for in her absence. She remains committed to building her business and looks forward to new endeavors, such as creating an educational presentation on annuities that would inform people with a clearer understanding of how they function, as she has seen clients make common mistakes. Outside of work, she enjoys playing golf, reading, working out, traveling, and spending time with her family, which includes her husband, two children, grandchildren, and dogs.