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Looking back to when he started out, Sam Huszczo, founder of registered independent advisor SGH Wealth Management, said his ignorance was something of a superpower. His first job as a naïve 24-year-old two decades ago was at a commission-based firm where he was thrown, headfirst, into the race for clients....
A mother-son pair of financial advisors that managed $175 million in client assets at Cetera Advisor Networks has joined Equitable Holdings Inc., the firm announced Wednesday. Tamara Kukainis and Daniel Kukainis operate Schwartz Financial Services in Marlton, New Jersey, a firm founded by Tamara’s father, Julian Schwartz, in 1958, and...
Emlen Miles-Mattingly believes in genuine human connection. As founder and financial advisor at Gen Next Wealth, he knows financial planning is as much about values and relationships as it is about numbers and strategies. “Because of my authentic communication style, clients connect with me on more than just a financial...
It wasn’t until Thomas Kopelman left the constraints of a traditional broker-dealer that he was able to unleash the full potential of his social media strategy. His instinct told him early on that the industry’s methods of client acquisition at the time felt wrong. Being told to attend every networking...
CEO bonuses are a sure way to fuel perceptions of compensation injustice lower down the advisory food chain, but news that the chief executive of Avantax could walk away with a golden parachute payment worth $21.6 million raised an extra eyebrow or two. As reported by InvestmentNews’ Bruce Kelly, Christopher...
Sequoia Financial Group is acquiring M Capital Advisors, a Nashville, Tennessee-based RIA that oversees $930 million in assets, the firm announced Friday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. M Capital, which was founded in 1993, provides portfolio management services to individuals and institutions. The firm, which also has an office...
A team that oversaw $1.37 billion in client assets at Merrill Lynch has joined RBC Wealth Management, the firm announced Thursday. The Miami-based Ruccio Group is led by managing director Jeremy Ruccio. The team includes first vice president Tristan Lambert, vice president Bita Asgair, senior registered client associates Lizbeth Sain...
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A team of advisors who oversaw $2 billion in client assets at UBS Private Wealth Management have joined RIA Beacon Pointe Advisors, the firm announced Tuesday. Russell Crow and William Diehl head the Dallas-based group of six that serves approximately 50 ultra-high-net-worth households. Their decision to join Beacon Pointe was based...