The List: Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors in America

	Name	Firm	City, State	Estimated Total AUM (in millions)	Years In The Industry	Business Description/Specialty
1.	Mark T. Curtis	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Palo Alto, Calif.	15,000	29	Private clients, corporate services, endowments, foundations, retirement plans
2.	Roger V. Coleman	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Garden City, NY	14,750	27	Corporate equity plan services and high-net-worth asset management
3.	Thomas J. Keegan	Merrill Lynch	New York City	7,710	28	UNHW retail clients
4.	Ronald C. Hart	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Atlanta	5,775	27	HNW individuals, family offices, foundations and corporations
5.	Dorian McKelvy	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Menlo Park, Calif.	5,000	26	WM for HNW clients, custody and execution for money managers
6.	Thomas A. McDavid	Merrill Lynch	Atlanta	4,500	11	Corporate and institutional advisory services and HNW advisory.
7.	Brian Pfeifler	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	4,300	19	Endowments, UHNW clients, foundations
8.	John F. Rasweiler	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Morristown, NJ	3,717	51	Corporate services
9.	Tom Parks	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Milwaukee	3,500	28	Institutional services, corporate retirement plans, endowments, foundations, corporate Pension Funds
10.	Brian A. Ward	Wells Fargo Advisors	Brentwood, Tenn.	2,800	16	401(k), institutional consulting
11.	Gerald Chasin	UBS Financial Services	Uniondale, NY	2,500	43	foundations, endowments
12.	Gregory Vaughan	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Menlo Park, Calif.	2,422	29	UHNW, HNW, endowments
13.	Scott C. Wilson	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	2,241	25	Financial advisory and WM counsel
14.	Robert T. Edwards	Wells Fargo Advisors	Naples, Fla.	2,200	25	Investment management for affluent families and foundations
15.	Thomas Moran	Wells Fargo Advisors	Naples, Fla.	2,108	29	Fee-only advisory
16.	Benjamin Leshem	Wells Fargo Advisors	Deerfield, Ill.	2,100	22	Wealth management
17.	Robert Dixon	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Menlo Park, Calif.	2,009	33	UHNW, HNW, endowments
18.	Walter Meranze	Wells Fargo Advisors	Yardley, Pa.	2,000	42	Stocks, bonds, 401(k)s for corporations
18.	Steve Hefter	Wells Fargo Advisors	Deerfield, Ill.	2,000	25	Equity manager selection, fixed income and alternative investments
20.	John Fitzpatrick	UBS Financial Services	New York City	1,900	22	General UNHW advisory practice
21.	Terence F. Markey, James Moye	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	1,700	28	Private wealth management
22.	Larry Palmer	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Los Angeles	1,600	27	Pre-liquidity planning for senior executives of public/private companies
23.	Robert Waldele	Merrill Lynch	New York City	1,500	28	Wealth management for HNW clients
23.	William Leven	UBS Financial Services	Houston	1,500	17	UHNW and family office clients
23.	Mark C. Hutchinson	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Chicago	1,500	24	Total WM to HNW investors
23.	Jeffrey S. Gerson	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	1,500	24	Family office approach with full asset management
23.	Paul G. Carkonen	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Seattle	1,500	32	Wealth management, portfolio management for individuals and institutions
28.	Mark Douglass	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Menlo Park, CA	1,470	26	UHNW, HNW, endowments, institutions
29.	Brian L. Moore, Andrew Harbour	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Atlanta, GA	1,405	21	Retirement services, executive benefit plans, corporate benefit plans and wealth management.
30.	Thomas Phillips	Merrill Lynch	Greenwich, CT	1,400	26
31.	Ronald A. Oleet	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	1,397	32	Wealth management, investment management, financial planning
32.	Daniel O'Connell	Merrill Lynch	Garden City, NY	1,350	26	HNW advisory services
32.	Shelley Bergman	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	1,350	26	Client service driven, results oriented, team approach, 100 percent referrals
34.	Dean Braun	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Seattle	1,325	22	Wealth management
35.	Stephen Brown	Merrill Lynch	Rochester, NY	1,300	20	Family office approach for UHNW clients and corporate executives
35.	Brett Walter Anthony	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Washington, DC	1,300	16	Foundations, individuals, HNW and UHNW clients
37.	Hugh L. Mclaughlin III	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Washington, DC	1,300	16	UHNW, HNW, foundations
38.	Scott K. Magnesen	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Oak Brook, IL	1,250	27	UHNW, HNW, retirement investment planning
39.	Melissa Harrison	Merrill Lynch	Denver	1,200	8	UHNW individuals, families and institutions
39.	Jonathan Kass	Merrill Lynch	New York City	1,200	15	Financial and estate planning, portfolio mgt., small-business retirement plans
39.	James G. Russell	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Tulsa, OK	1,200	19	Financial planning, wealth management, estate planning, education and retirement planning
39.	Garret A. Alcaraz	Wells Fargo Advisors	Virginia Beach, VA	1,200	16	HNW, institutions, executives
43.	David Fox, Neil A. Fox	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Boca Raton, FL	1,150
44.	Roger Stephens	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Los Angeles	1,126	12	Corporate qualified and non-qualified plans
45.	William Einstein	UBS Financial Services	New York City	1,100	29	Fixed income with a focus on muni bonds
45.	Robert Runkle	Merrill Lynch	Montgomery, Ala.	1,100	26	Asset management to HNW individuals and institutions
45.	Mark Birringer	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Chicago	1,100	23	HNW individuals
48.	Saly Glassman	Merrill Lynch	Blue Bell, Pa.	1,065	29	HNW individuals, corporations and small institutions
49.	John Goodwin	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	1,040	14
50.	James C. Hansberger	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Atlanta	1,000	40	WM for HNW clients
50.	Nestor Vicknair	Merrill Lynch	Houston	1,000	17	Individual WM, estate planning, asset allocation, lending, cash flow analysis
50.	George Bianco	Merrill Lynch	New York City	1,000	30	HNW individuals, foundations and retirement plans
50.	Stanley Heilbronn	Merrill Lynch	New York City	1,000	44	Customized WM services to families and affluent HNW individuals
54.	Charles K. Ladenheim,	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Jericho, NY	986		Private wealth management, retirement Robert E. Alpert planning, estate planning
55.	Maxwell Peckler	UBS Financial Services	Boston	950	14	WM for individuals and families
55.	Douglas Braff	UBS Financial Services	New York City	950	27	Corporate equity compensation programs for Fortune 500
57.	Christopher S. Pfaff	UBS Financial Services	Chicago	906	24	Wealth management
58.	Thomas McBride	Merrill Lynch	Dallas	900	17	Financial planning
59.	Todd L Yannuzzi	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	877	18	Private wealth management
60.	John Barrett	Merrill Lynch	New York City	871	24	Wealth management for UHNW families, individuals and non-profit institutions
61.	Charles N. Graham Jr.	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Gaithersburg, MD	869	39	Estate planning, retirement planning, equities
62.	Bernard King	UBS Financial Services	St. Louis	864	27	UHNW, HNW, endowments
63.	Peter Svarre	Merrill Lynch	New York City	859	27	HNW individuals
64.	John Clinton Cate	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Indianapolis	855	11	HNW, retirement planning
65.	Michael J. O Neill	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Washington, DC	851	26
66.	Evan K. Dangel	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Waltham, MA	850	22	Estate planning, wealth management
66.	Lewis Metzger	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Houston	850	29	UHNW, HNW individuals
66.	Raju Pathak	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Boston	850	23	Investment consulting, wealth management, alternative investments
66.	Michael J. Ernst	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Bellevue, WA	850	28	Wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management
70.	Steve Winston	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Los Angeles	833	22	HNW individuals, wealth management and foundations.
71.	Charles Balducci	Merrill Lynch	New York City	800	11	WM for corporate executives, entrepreneurs and professionals.
71.	Eric Snyder	Merrill Lynch	New York City	800	11	WM for corporate executives, entrepreneurs and professionals.
71.	Michael Riherd	Merrill Lynch	Walnut Creek, Calif.	800	17	HNW individuals, PM, estate plans,
74.	Nico March	Wells Fargo Advisors	San Diego	784	26	Asset management for corporations.
75.	John Stevenson	Wells Fargo Advisors	Quincy, IL	752
76.	Cynthia Hewitt	Merrill Lynch	Wilmington, DE	750	33	Wealth management for individuals, families and corporate clients
76.	Herman L. Rij	Merrill Lynch	Allentown, PA	750	40	HNW, wealth management, and retirement plannning for families
76.	James M. Spiro	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New Orleans	750	25	Estate planning, asset management, financial planning, wealth management
76.	Richard P. Hale	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Dayton, OH	750	25	Wealth management, institutional consultant
76.	Alan K. Jusko	Wells Fargo Advisors	New York City	750	40	Endowments
81.	Myles Wittenstein	UBS Financial Services	New York City	715	40	Asset allocation, investment management, intergenerational wealth transfer
82.	Michael J. Merlin	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Atlanta	700	11	Financial planning, estate planning, business planning
82.	Jeff LeClair	Wells Fargo Advisors	Mc Lean, VA	700	15	HNW families, corporations, retirement plans, and tax-exempt entitites
84.	William Platt	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	666	16	Asset management, estate planning, endowments, foundations, financial Planning
85.	Seth Coren, Edward Edelman, Robert Ogur	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	New York City	650	42	Comprehensive wealth management for affluent families, estate Planning, investment management.
86.	Geoffrey Sisk	Wells Fargo Advisors	Richmond, VA	614	25	Planning, consulting and asset management for corporations and individuals
87.	Daniel S. Schwartz	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Ridgewood, NJ	608	22
88.	Leo J. Kelly III	Merrill Lynch	Lutherville Timonium, MD	600	12	HNW & non-profit financial planning
88.	Harold Elish	UBS Financial Services	New York, NY	600	26	Private wealth advisor, corporate stock benefit consultant
88.	Jim Holzapfel	Wells Fargo Advisors	Hagerstown, MD	600	36
91.	Christiane Olsen	UBS Financial Services	New York City	586	24	Extensive experience in the fixed income bond markets, with special expertise in municipal bonds
92.	Theodore R. Dicken	Wells Fargo Advisors	Alexandria, VA	573	23
93.	John A. Solis-Cohen	Wells Fargo Advisors	Jenkintown, PA	569	29
94.	Michael A. Boyson	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Portland, ME	550	25	UHNW, HNW, endowments, foundations, institutions
94.	Sidney Geller	Wells Fargo Advisors	Philadelphia	550	34	UHNW, HNW, foundations, endowments
96.	Chuck Friedlander	Wells Fargo Advisors	Los Angeles	544	24
97.	Ed Moldaver	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	Red Bank, NJ	525	19	Family office, catering to the affulent
98..	Eugene Bosart, III	Wells Fargo Advisors	Birmingham, Mich.	522	41
99.	Mark Thannisch	Wells Fargo Advisors	Austin	506	23	Wealth management, retirement planning
100.	Carlos J. “C.J.” Zilveti, III	UBS Financial Services	Paradise Valley, Ariz.	500	25	HNW, UHNW

METHODOLOGY:

This year's list of Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors in America was created by Discovery Database, an online database of financial service intermediaries published by the Financial Information Group of Shrewsburry, N.J. Discovery has created a proprietary methodology for ranking FINRA registered representatives. In this list, the advisors were ranked by assets under management using the Discovery-RR database system. In addition, the names and information on this list were vetted with each firm to double check accuracy.

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