Protecting Your Interests: Barry R. Lax on Deferred Compensation Legal Battles
Roger Gershman + Barry Lax Interview
Roger & Rob Sechan Podcast
Roger & Rob Sechan Podcast
Why Are So Many Advisors Leaving Merrill Lynch
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…
Haig Ariyan and Roger Gershman Discuss The Landscape
Meet Haig: At Arax, Haig oversees all operations, strategic direction, and leadership of the firm. Prior to joining Arax, Haig was the President and CEO of Alex. Brown, America’s first investment banking firm. While at Alex. Brown, Haig oversaw 220 Financial Advisors in 18 offices and $70B in client assets. Haig was the Head…
Making The Most Out of Independence with Roger Gershman & Kevin McCluskey
*Oct 2023: Castle Island Family Office currently only custody thru Schwab and exploring Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions as a second solution for their advisors. Kevin McCluskey is Founder and CEO at Castle Island Family Office and Managing Partner of its Investment arm, Sea Hunter Capital. Previously Kevin has been Capital Markets Portfolio Advisor for over…
Roger Gershman + Bradley Bruce Interview
Meet Bruce: After a successful 30+ year career at Merrill Lynch, Brad launched mFORCE Capital in 2021 as an independent wealth management advisory firm. In mFORCE, he has found the freedom and flexibility to serve his clients as they truly deserve. Brad is driven by his passion to deliver effective and relevant solutions, and…
Securities Attorney Speaks to the JPMorgan Contract
In today’s podcast, they discuss the employment and retention contracts presented to First Republic Advisors by JPMorgan and the points they should be aware of when reviewing these documents. Meet Rogge Dunn: Rogge Dunn handles employment, partnerships, FINRA, class actions, arbitration, defamation, privacy issues, shareholder oppression, “business divorce,” non-competes, trade secrets, whistleblowing, and significant personal…
First Republic Advisors Beware –Retention Bonuses May Disappoint
No doubt it has been a brutal six-week journey for First Republic advisors. Advisors may think they should be rewarded for their loyalty in staying the course when other colleagues fled early. The path of least resistance has certainly been to stay put, however, in doing so, advisors face changes in compensation, more bureaucracy, less…
JPM & FRB Arranged Marriage Pros and Cons
There is a tremendous sigh of relief for First Republic advisors and their clients after a very chaotic six weeks. Now, instead of the urgency to leave, advisors have a new great added choice of platforms to choose from to continue to service their clients. We hope to add some experience and historical precedent of…
A Message To Alex Brown Advisors
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…