Wells Fargo announced today that they will continue, in perpetuity, the largest recruiting deals on the street. They also reiterated their commitment to significantly reward recruiters for pushing valuable recruits to their multiplicity of platforms with increased recruiting fees that dwarf the industry standard. Wells Fargo just extended the holiday season for eligible advisors, teams,…
Meet Bartenstein: As the chief executive officer of Kestra Private Wealth Services, Rob is dedicated to providing experienced advisors with the services and support they need to start their own successful, independent businesses. In 2011, he helped establish Washington Wealth Management, which rebranded as Kestra Private Wealth Services in 2016. Meet Roger: Having spent…
First Republic acquires a $10 million group, Sal Tiano and team in Florida. Sal leaves JP Morgan after 29 years. The team was managing approximately $2 billion + in assets at JPM. A great win for First Republic. ABOUT FIRST REPUBLIC First Republic has been on a major recruiting binge, recruiting top teams nationally. In…
Some financial advisors believe it is best to structure a deal on their own. Then there are some who believe using a recruiter is advantageous when shaping a deal. Which line of thinking is best? That depends on your situation, but we hope to provide some answers here to help you make that first step…
Rockefeller Capital Management acquires The Sargent Team from Morgan Stanley in New York. John Sargent and team produced a trailing $5 million, managing assets of $1.5 billion. Sargent was responsible for the launch of the highly successful “Weekend Journal” at Wall Street Journal publications. In their other acquisition, Rockefeller bought on a $3.5M team that…
Seller’s Market Begging Advisors To Name Their Price During and shortly after the financial crisis recruiting deals skyrocketed to all-time highs No longer were practice acquisitions being had in the 200’s, rather the best teams were cashing in above 300%. First Republic, Wells Fargo, and even Morgan Stanley says ‘hold my beer’. Premium deals routinely…
UBS is bracing for significant advisor losses throughout 2020. At least they better be. The aggressive comp grid changes provided the perfect cover for advisors and teams on the edge when considering a move to a new firm, to hit the bid. **There is a $14M dollar team we do not represent that is leaving…
Another sign that moves in the turbulent coronavirus era are rare, but possible… Just this month, RBC Wealth Management-U.S. hired a five-broker team that had been managing $688M in assets at Wells Fargo. The team – Gregory Fuerst, John Welsch, Michael Korb, Carl Helleberg Barbara Frenz, including two client associates, Beverly Hebenstreich and Kristan Janssen,…
Rockefeller Capital Management added a seven-person private wealth management team in New York City that produced between $11M over the past year and oversaw about $2 billion of assets at Stifel Nicolaus. The team is led by Ed Moldaver. Moldaver’s senior partner, James J. “Jimmy” Lee were among the top producers at St. Louis-based Stifel.…
Wells Fargo made a commitment 18 months ago that ‘money was no object’ when it came to rebuilding its wealth management brand. Refilling the seats that were left be advisors that bailed out in 2018/19 was its top priority. Not only did they open the corporate coffers, but they bolstered their platform, upgraded senior leadership,…