A handful of advisor teams shifted affiliations this week, with moves touching LPL Financial, Cetera Financial Group, Raymond James, and NewEdge Wealth.
LPL Financial added Chris Stockton, a CEPA-designated advisor who joins from Edward Jones with approximately $160 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets.
Stockton, who is based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and operates under the name Guidepost Wealth Management, has seven years in the industry and focuses on individuals, families, business owners, and retirees navigating major life transitions such as business sales and inheritance planning. He is joined by administrative assistant Ashley Mayfield.
Cetera Financial Group picked up Kim Hellerman-Hersman, a ChFC who most recently was affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and previously spent 24 years at Concourse Financial Group Securities.
Her team, which includes co-advisor Bryan T. Fox and dedicated support staff, oversees approximately $175 million in assets under administration and serves clients across more than 20 states.
The practice, positioned as a family-run operation, specializes in investment management, retirement and college planning, tax exposure management, and asset protection.
Raymond James Financial Services welcomed Roberto De Jesus, AAMS, who joins from Edward Jones after 18 years at the firm, bringing approximately $199 million in client assets.
De Jesus is the founder of De Jesus & Co. Wealth Management in Acworth, Georgia, and serves business owners, corporate executives, families, pre-retirees, retirees, and clients experiencing sudden wealth events.
He is joined by financial representative Kimberly Dahnke and senior client service manager Deb Robyck. De Jesus holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and has nearly two decades of industry experience.
NewEdge Wealth expanded into Houston with a six-person team led by managing directors Jeffrey Thompson and Shannon Willems, along with vice president Sara DeJay Willis and three client service associates.
The group brings more than 30 years of combined experience serving ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, with specialties including business owner exit strategies, multi-generational estate planning, and 401(k) and pension plan optimization.
Houston becomes NewEdge Wealth's 20th office nationally; the RIA, recognized on Barron's Top 100 RIA list and Forbes' America's Top RIA Firm ranking, also operates offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco. The previous firm of the Houston team was not disclosed.
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