Three registered representatives who collectively advised on more than $200 million in assets at their former firms have joined Virginia Asset Group, a regional investment firm headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Bruce McCook managed about $60 million at VCB Financial Group in Richmond, Virginia. Ed Pittman managed $120 million at VCB Financial Group in Northern Neck, Virginia and is now based in the Virginia Asset Group’s White Stone office. Tom Russell joined the firm from Merrill Lynch in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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