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America's Top 100 Wirehouse AdvisorsAmerica's Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors
Name Firm City, State Est. AUM in $MM Yrs. in Biz Business Description/Specialty 1 Mark T. Curtis Smith Barney Palo Alto, Calif. 15,000 28 Private clients, corporate services, endowments, foundations, retirement plans. 2 Roger Coleman Smith Barney Garden City, N.Y. 7,600 26 Corporate equity plans services and HNW asset management. 3 J. DorianMcKelvy Smith Barney Menlo Park, Calif. 7,146 25 WM for
September 1, 2008
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Name | Firm | City, State | Est. AUM in $MM | Yrs. in Biz | Business Description/Specialty | |
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1 | Mark T. Curtis | Smith Barney | Palo Alto, Calif. | 15,000 | 28 | Private clients, corporate services, endowments, foundations, retirement plans. |
2 | Roger Coleman | Smith Barney | Garden City, N.Y. | 7,600 | 26 | Corporate equity plans services and HNW asset management. |
3 | J. Dorian McKelvy | Smith Barney | Menlo Park, Calif. | 7,146 | 25 | WM for HNW clients; custody and execution for money managers. |
4 | Ronald Hart | Smith Barney | Atlanta | 6,011 | 26 | HNW Individuals, family offices, foundations and corporations. |
5 | Grant W. Lee and Antonio deRoza | Smith Barney | San Francisco | 5,500 | 21 and 19 | Citi family office, HNW clients. |
6 | Christopher C. Aitken | Smith Barney | Lutherville, Md. | 5,500 | 22 | Consultants to institutions and HNW families. |
7 | Montford S. Will | Wachovia | Dublin, Ohio | 5,000 | 41 | HNW WM, consulting, institutional sales and trading. |
8 | Andrew Perry | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | New York City | 4,550 | 21 | HNW individuals and families, equities. |
9 | George A. Dunn | Smith Barney | Washington, D.C. | 4,500 | 34 | HNW and non-profit clients. |
10 | John Rasweiler | Smith Barney | Morristown, N.J. | 4,225 | 50 | Corporate services. |
11 | Marvin McIntyre | Smith Barney | Washington, D.C. | 3,500 | 40 | Strategies in investments, benefits, tax and estate. |
12 | Tetsu T. Tanimoto | Merrill Lynch | Los Angeles | 3,500 | 38 | Institutional consulting, endowment/ foundation/ HNW asset management. |
13 | Mark Orgel | RBC Wealth Management | Eau Claire, Wis. | 3,495 | 25 | WM, M&A, retirement planning, foundations, endowments, trusts. |
14 | Patrick McBrien | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | New York City | 3,420 | 18 | HNW individuals and families, equities. |
15 | Scott Zelnick | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | New York City | 3,420 | 18 | HNW individuals and families, equities. |
16 | Barry Snyder | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | Palm Beach | 3,300 | 17 | Family office focus and market expertise. |
17 | Scott C. Wilson | Smith Barney | New York City | 3,200 | 24 | Financial advisory and WM counsel. |
18 | John C. Barrett | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 3,200 | 23 | Wealth management for UHNW families, individuals and non-profit institutions. |
19 | Shane Brisbin | Smith Barney | San Francisco | 3,000 | 15 | UHNW wealth advisory practice. |
20 | Danford Meischen | Merrill Lynch | Houston | $3,000 | 33 | Qualified and non-qualified retirement plans. |
21 | Brian Hetherington | Merrill Lynch | New Caanan, Conn. | 3,000 | 22 | Discretionary investment management. |
22 | Tom Moran | Wachovia | Naples, Fla. | 2,800 | 28 | Fee only. |
23 | Bobby Fisher & Greg Klenke | UBS | Houston, Texas | 2,600 | 14 and 12 | Equity based compensation administration and execution. |
24 | Phil Scott | Merrill Lynch | Bellevue, Wash. | 2,500 | 23 | Portfolio management. |
25 | Brian Ward | Wachovia | Brentwood, Tenn. | 2,500 | 15 | 401(k), institutional consulting. |
26 | Roger Stephens | Morgan Stanley | Los Angeles | 2,500 | 11 | Corporate qualified and non-qualified plans. |
27 | Raj Sharma | Merrill Lynch | Boston | 2,500 | 20 | Affluent families and corporate executives. |
28 | David La Placa | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | San Francisco | 2,500 | 15 | Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, hedge funds and family offices. |
29 | Bruce Treitman | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | Los Angeles | 2,400 | 24 | HNW asset management, asset allocation. |
30 | A. Perry Chappell | Merrill Lynch | Jacksonville | 2,300 | 12 | FP for UHNW individuals, mid-market businesses, regional financial institutions. |
31 | Walter Meranze | Wachovia | Yardley, Pa. | 2,200 | 41 | Stocks, bonds, 401(k)s for corporations. |
32 | Edwin R. Rodriguez, Jr. “Rod” | Merrill Lynch | New Orleans | 2,200 | 38 | WM of HNW individual and corporate clients. |
33 | Frank Migliazzo | Merrill Lynch | Auburn Hills, Mich. | 2,100 | 29 | WM solutions for individuals, families and institutions. |
34 | Larry Palmer | Smith Barney | Los Angeles | 2,000 | 26 | Pre-liquidity planning for senior executives of public/private companies. |
35 | Dana Jackson | Smith Barney | Menlo Park, Calif. | 2,000 | 15 | WM for UHNW individuals and families. |
36 | Jerome Klein | Merrill Lynch | Century City, Calif. | 2,000 | 13 | UNWH clients. |
37 | Lee Bryan, III | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 2,000 | 32 | Managing assets for HNW individuals and their families. |
38 | Robert D. H. Anning | Merrill Lynch | Cincinnati, Ohio | 2,000 | 41 | Planning and portfolio management for HNW individuals and families. |
39 | Jeffrey S. Gerson | Smith Barney | New York City | 1,900 | 23 | Family office approach with full asset management. |
40 | John T. Fitzpatrick | UBS | New York City | 1,879 | 22 | General UNHW advisory practice. |
41 | Richard W. Kelley | RBC Wealth Management | Omaha, Neb. | 1,877 | 40 | Full-service broker: stocks, bonds, mutual funds. |
42 | Sanford M. Katz | UBS | San Francisco | 1,828 | 22 | Educating and understanding clients to generate optimal results. |
43 | Peter Philpott | Smith Barney | Fort Worth | 1,817 | 6 | WM, family-office-like services. |
44 | E. Robertson Kibler | Merrill Lynch | Columbia, S.C. | 1,800 | 26 | Endowments and foundations, retirement plans, HNW families. |
45 | Leeds Eustis | UBS | Houston | 1,700 | 12 | HNW and UHNW consulting. |
46 | Mark C. Hutchinson | Smith Barney | Chicago | 1,700 | 23 | Total WM to HNW investors. |
47 | Rebecca Rothstein | Smith Barney | Beverly Hills | 1,700 | 21 | Estate, tax and FP for HNW and UNHW; concentrated stock positions. |
48 | Saly A. Glassman | Merrill Lynch | Blue Bell, Pa. | 1,700 | 28 | HNW individuals, corporations and small institutions. |
49 | Allan Yarkin | Smith Barney | Hallandale, Fla. | 1,680 | 29 | WM for HNW individuals and families. |
50 | Pete K.G. Thompson | Smith Barney | Honolulu | 1,653 | 23 | Institutional cash management and fixed income investing. |
51 | Stephen Brown | Merrill Lynch | Rochester, N.Y. | 1,600 | 19 | Family office approach for UHNW clients and corporate executives. |
52 | Brett Clifford | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | Baltimore | 1,500 | 26 | Financial planning for wealthy individuals and family offices. |
53 | Louis Chiavacci | Merrill Lynch | Coral Gables, Fla. | 1,500 | 22 | Assisting UHNW families with all their investing and personal financial needs. |
54 | Stanley Heilbronn | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,500 | 43 | Customized WM services to families and affluent HNW individuals. |
55 | Christopher Cook | Merrill Lynch | Florham Park, N.J. | 1,500 | 15 | FP, investments, cash flow and estate planning for individuals and families. |
56 | Robert J. Waldele | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,500 | 27 | Wealth management for HNW clients. |
57 | William Einstein | UBS | New York City | 1,400 | 28 | Fixed income with a focus on muni bonds. |
58 | Jay Thornton | Morgan Stanley | Newport Beach, Calif. | 1,400 | 25 | Family office structure for UHNW families and entities. |
59 | Alan B. Whitman | Morgan Stanley | Pasadena, Calif. | 1,400 | 37 | Non-modeled approach to managed money. |
60 | Barry Garber | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | Baltimore | 1,400 | 17 | Financial solutions for business and community leaders. |
61 | Nestor Vicknair | Merrill Lynch | Houston | 1,400 | 16 | Individual WM, estate planning, asset allocation, lending, cash flow analysis. |
62 | William King | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,350 | 23 | FP and portfolio management for affluent families. |
63 | Kurt Sylvia | Wachovia | Palm Beach, Fla. | 1,350 | 15 | Holistic WM. |
64 | David Cumming | Smith Barney | Albany | 1,312 | 18 | Fixed income management and investment policy advisory. |
65 | Howard S. Lorch | Wachovia | Houston | 1,300 | 39 | HNW individuals and corporate clients. |
66 | Victor Livingstone | Morgan Stanley | Boston | 1,300 | 19 | Wealthy families, non-profit, corporate executives, entrepreneurs. |
67 | Shelley Bergman | Morgan Stanley | New York City | 1,300 | 25 | Client service driven, results oriented, team approach, 100 percent referrals. |
68 | Melissa Harrison | Merrill Lynch | Denver | 1,300 | 7 | UHNW individuals, families and institutions. |
69 | Eric Snyder | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,300 | 10 | WM for corporate executives, entrepreneurs and professionals. |
70 | Charles Balducci | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,300 | 10 | WM for corporate executives, entrepreneurs and professionals. |
71 | Daniel T. O'Connell | Merrill Lynch | Garden City, N.Y. | 1,250 | 25 | HNW advisory services. |
72 | Mary Deatherage | Smith Barney | Little Falls, N.J. | 1,200 | 22 | Financial planning. |
73 | Carl Hoover | Merrill Lynch | Denver | 1,200 | 26 | WM for business owners and executives. |
74 | Bruce Bickley | UBS | Atlanta | 1,157 | 25 | Focus on liquidity events generated through an ESOP. |
75 | William Easom | Smith Barney | Chicago | 1,153 | 20 | Retirement planning. |
76 | R. Christopher Errico | UBS | New York City | 1,100 | 20 | Wealth management. |
77 | Jonathan Kass | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,100 | 14 | FP, estate-planning, PM, small business, retirement plans. |
78 | Janine Lee Craane and Valery Craane | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,100 | 25 | Global investment strategists for families and institutions. |
79 | Max Peckler | UBS | Boston | 1,085 | 13 | WM for individuals and families. |
80 | Harold Trischman | Smith Barney | Greenwich, Conn. | 1,060 | 23 | Business owners, UHNW retirees and pre-retirees. |
81 | Douglas Braff | UBS | New York City | 1,050 | 26 | Corporate equity compensation programs for Fortune 500 companies. |
82 | Steven C. Matthews | UBS | Houston | 1,036 | 15 | Corporate employee financial services and HNW individuals. |
83 | Allan J. Flader | UBS | Phoenix, Ariz. | 1,025 | 22 | HNW investments, tax minimization and estate strategies. |
84 | John C. Lopez | Smith Barney | Palo Alto | 1,011 | 21 | AM, restricted securities, estate and retirement planning, alternatives, art advisory. |
85 | Christopher Sargent | Wachovia | Washington, D.C. | 1,000 | 43 | HNW individuals and small institutions, including charitable organizations. |
86 | William D. Leven | UBS | Houston | 1,000 | 16 | UHNW and family office clients. |
87 | Jordan Dickstein | UBS | New York City | 1,000 | 21 | WM, asset allocation, and alternative investments for HNW clients. |
88 | David Barnes | UBS | Dallas | 1,000 | 18 | WM for HNW individuals. |
89 | Dan Livingstone | UBS | New York City | 1,000 | 25 | Fixed income managers. |
90 | Jim Hansberger | Smith Barney | Atlanta | 1,000 | 39 | WM for HNW clients. |
91 | Rusty Tally | Morgan Stanley | Austin | 1,000 | 32 | Managed money, HNW, UHNW, institutional. |
92 | Jeffrey Klotz | Morgan Stanley | New York City | 1,000 | 28 | HNW and UHNW families, investments for corporate entities. |
93 | John W. Davis, III | Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 1,000 | 27 | HNW individuals and families. |
94 | Jim Spanarkel | Merrill Lynch | Paramus, N.J. | 1,000 | 25 | Investment advisory services for institutions and non-profits. |
95 | David Sercu | Merrill Lynch | San Francisco | 1,000 | 15 | Global WM. |
96 | Myles Wittenstein | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,000 | 39 | Asset allocation, investment management, intergenerational wealth transfer. |
97 | Robert F. Runkle | Merrill Lynch | Montgomery, Ala. | 1,000 | 25 | Asset management to HNW individuals and institutions. |
98 | Dodd Newton Koeckert | Merrill Lynch | Stamford, Conn. | 1,000 | 25 | WM and FP. |
99 | George Bianco | Merrill Lynch | New York City | 1,000 | 29 | HNW individuals, foundations and retirement plans. |
100 | Tommy McBride | Merrill Lynch | Dallas | 1,000 | 16 | Financial Planning. |
101 | Michael C. Riherd | Merrill Lynch | Walnut Creek, Calif. | 1,000 | 16 | HNW individuals, PM, estate plans. |