Our loyalty is to First Republic Bank as a proud 30-year private banking customer and having recruited diligently for the firm for over a decade. Like all advisors, we are extremely hopeful for a positive outcome and recommend to advisors expend all options to stay at the firm. Of course, many have begun to formulate…
Meet Roger: Having spent twenty-five years himself as a financial advisor at Hambrecht & Quist, UBS PWM, and Credit Suisse, Mr. Gershman brings a unique perspective to the recruiting and consulting world of financial advisors. With this real-life experience, he now runs the family consulting firm his father founded 40 years ago who also was…
Meet Vince: Vince’s career spans 28 years in U.S. wealth management, international wealth management and private banking. He joined Sanctuary Wealth in 2019 after serving on Merrill Lynch’s senior leadership team and executive committee. As Managing Director, Vince ascended into the role of one of six divisional executives responsible for leading Merrill Lynch’s Wealth Management business. He also served as a Bank of America Market President in Texas, selected by the CEO to bring together various statewide lines…
A few days ago Mindy Diamond hosted a “candid” interview with Andy Sieg, The President of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In that interview many were disappointed with the questions asked and more importantly the answers. In this episode we answer without bias – understanding what the firm is actually going through as we speak…
Roger Gershman here again for a three minute drill and landscape update on our beloved industry. Seeing it from your eyes, A really great week for Wall Street what Goldman Sachs announced layoffs. Well, the last bastion of profitability at the bank is the private wealth division. Very surprisingly, they’ve laid off several producers…
Roger Gershman here, with a three minute drill on the state of affairs of the markets, today’s podcast is, why not just leave for the check. And that’s what many advisors tell me, Oh, that advisor left for the check, or they leave for the check. And they have not as much of an…
The Penalty Box – financial advisors are opting to escape the big four wire houses now before it is too late. There have been a record number of top financial advisor teams leaving the big four wire houses for boutique firms or going fully independent themselves. This trend is occurring for a variety of reasons…
On September 27, 2022 the SEC charged 15 broker dealers and one affiliated investment advisor over $1.1 billion in fines due to failure to keep appropriate records. This time, the focal point was text messaging, normally bundled with a more significant offense, but this time, a stand-alone. As an advisor, how many times have you…