Stabler Wealth Management, a hybrid managing $300 million in Bellevue, Washington, has switched its affiliation from KMS Financial Services, part of Advisor Group, to LPL Financial. Stabler will use LPL’s broker-dealer and registered investment adviser platforms.
Todd Stabler founded the firm in 1989 and was joined in 2017 by Dave Mantell, a long-time family friend who had been a vice president of a portfolio management team at BlackRock.
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
“We needed to become a more agile and efficient organization,” said American Express CEO Stephen Squeri.
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