Pacific Northwest Retirement Planners, a hybrid managing $220 million and based in Portland, Oregon, has switched affiliations to LPL Financial from KMS Financial Services, which is part of Advisor Group.
Father-and-son advisers Tom and Bill Smothers manage the firm, along with Tom’s son Bryan, who serves as office manager. Most of the firm’s clients are located in southeast Alaska.
Pacific will use the corporate registered investment advisory platform of LPL, as well as its broker-dealer.
Meanwhile, DPL Financial Partners adds two annuity executives and Prime Capital Financial hires a Mid-Atlantic retirement plan consultant
Andrew Komarow pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Hartford to defrauding three financial services companies of close to $3.3 million.
Elsewhere, Cetera picks up a $210 million Connecticut team from MML, while Wells Fargo FiNet adds a San Diego family practice from LPL
Celebrity endorsements, $500M in claimed assets, and a state regulator stepping in.
“We needed to become a more agile and efficient organization,” said American Express CEO Stephen Squeri.
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