Richard Bernstein Advisors, an investment firm founded in 2010 by former Merrill Lynch chief investment strategist Rich Bernstein, has hired Terry Ober as a regional investment specialist covering the Northeastern part of the US. He will be based in Boston, MA.   

Ober will report to John McCombe, president of RBA, who said that Ober will work closely with the firm’s “key partners” - Eaton Vance and First Trust - on portfolio positioning across various asset allocation and equity strategies.

Ober was previously regional vice president for ING US Investment Management and has 23 years of investment experience.