Three solo practitioners who collectively managed $375 million at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network have established a firm and affiliated with LPL Financial.
Advisers Allen Lorenzi, Ira Shapiro and Michael Walker have formed Raintree Wealth Partners in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will use Stratos Wealth Partners as their office of supervising jurisdiction.
Raintree is a hybrid that will use LPL’s broker-dealer and registered investment adviser platforms.
With targeted "comfort calls" and strategically automated follow-ups, advisors who leverage their CRM systems effectively can show up when clients need them most.
The plan could offer $24,000 in relief for some taxpayers, but experts warn of consequences.
"I've seen lots of denial in this business but this GPB thing take the cake," says one industry executive.
Commentary from state-owned publication blasts sale to investor consortium as "spineless groveling," denting Hong Kong-based firm's stock.
Higher interest rates and a strong US dollar, which traditionally act as headwinds, haven't deterred market-stung investors from seeking refuge in the yellow metal.
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