The $1.5 billion firm launched its 1099 platform earlier this month after months of preparation. WhiteCliff Wealth Management CEO Robert Seiden is the first advisor to come on board.
Armitage, who was laid off from Thrivent as part of a larger reorganization of the wealth management business, will bring her expertise to wealth management CEOs.
A Kansas federal judge said there was some overlap between the litigation and arbitration against former Edelman advisors who left for Mariner, but it wasn’t “significant enough” to justify a pause in the case.
The package for 62-year-old David Solomon includes a $2 million base salary and $29 million in variable compensation, with $20.3 million of that in the form of restricted stock units.
In his new role as CEO of a nascent RIA and multifamily office within a bank-owned trust company, Hopkins hopes to fill a service gap he noticed during his time with Carson Wealth.