What does David Canter’s exit mean for Fidelity?

Episode 104

Bruce and Jeff explore the news that David Canter is leaving Fidelity Institutional for Bluespring Wealth Partners with Timothy D. Welsh, CEO of Nexus Strategy. They discuss the impact this will have on Fidelity and its custody business, as well as what it means for Bluespring.

Related Article: Fidelity’s outgoing RIA boss, David Canter, joining Bluespring Wealth as president

Guest Bio:

Timothy D. Welsh, CFP is president, CEO and founder of Nexus Strategy, LLC, a leading consulting firm to the wealth management industry.

Prior to founding Nexus Strategy, Tim was Director of Business Consulting Services for Schwab Advisor Services, where he led the development and marketing of practice management resources for independent advisors. While at Schwab, Tim also held senior roles in Strategy, Marketing, Advertising, PR and Industry Content development.

Prior to joining Schwab, Tim was vice president at Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for marketing, product development and financial advisor training for the financial planning group.  Tim is frequently quoted in the wealth management media on a wide range of business management and industry topics.  He is the author of a number of industry white papers, a guest columnist for RIABiz, InvestmentNews and wealthmanagement.com, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events.  Tim earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado.

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