Planify Group, a six-adviser team in St. Louis that manages $550 million, has switched its affiliation from MassMutual to LPL Financial.
The advisers — Todd Gentry, Joe Heitkamp, Nick Dragan, Valerie Baker, Shannon Lewandoski and Rachel Burks — are affiliating through Cornerstone Wealth Management, a large office of supervisory jurisdiction on the LPL platform.
Elsewhere, Wells Fargo Advisors adds a $400 million Morgan Stanley veteran in Naples as an ex-Cetera advisor goes independent with LPL
According to a federal charges Bradley Heppner, 60, received more than $150 million in payments through funneling money from GWG Holdings to a shell company.
A $1B fund allegedly skimmed 30% off the top, then swapped cash for locked-up stock.
Insiders allegedly rewrote projections three times in four days.
TCI Wealth Advisors also has also tapped JIFFYAI to unify onboarding and servicing, while TradePMR adds ICE market data to its Fusion advisor platform
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