For Rob Isbitts, the road to independence has been a smooth one. Tired of the New York wirehouse scene, he moved his family to Florida in 1997. In no time, he hooked up with Emerald Planning in Weston. And when Emerald's partners decided in 1998 to launch a new firm, Emerald Asset Advisors, aimed at high-net-worth investors, they named Isbitts president and chief investment officer. We didn't want

byRuth Halcomb