Nicholas Conner, Kevin Latta, Michael Conti and Jamie Howells, who managed $1.1 billion at Merrill Lynch in Farmington Hills, Michigan, have moved to the employee channel of Raymond James. They are based in the firm’s Novi, Michigan, office.
The team, now operating as Stone Manor Wealth Advisors of Raymond James, includes client service associates Timothy Holly, Kimberly Reid and Kimberly Ybarra, as well as investment portfolio associate Adriana Soto and business coordinator George Kourtis.
Conner spent his 26-year securities career at Merrill Lynch.
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Also, New York-based Legacy Edge Advisors names its first-ever CEO, while Novare Capital Management hires a Vanguard veteran with a multigenerational planning focus.
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