Dynasty Financial taps industry veteran Tim Oden

Dynasty Financial taps industry veteran Tim Oden
The platform continues to elevate its appeal to RIAs with the appointment of the longtime Schwab executive.
FEB 20, 2024

In a bid to cement its reputation for supporting breakaway advisors, Dynasty Financial has bolstered its bench with a big-name veteran of the wealth industry.

The leading platform for independent firms has just welcomed Tim Oden, most known for his tenure of senior leadership at Schwab, as an executive-in-residence for 2024.

"We are very pleased that Tim agreed to join us as a strategic advisor,” Dynasty Financial founder and CEO Shirl Penney said in a statement. “As an architect of the RIA space and one of its longest tenured professionals, he will bring tremendous value to us as we navigate this fast-growing industry."

Over the course of his three-decade career, Oden has built a track record of successful partnership with advisor teams as he designed and implemented innovative strategies, pioneered new operating models, and coached up-and-coming advisors.

Dynasty Financial’s executive-in-residence program taps the expertise of wealth management executives who have built successful businesses. It’s a core piece of the firm’s “Advisor to CEO” program, which offers content and coaching for CEOs within its independent RIA network.

“When Shirl approached me about an opportunity to partner with Dynasty and help the team evaluate new strategies and business opportunities, I was keen to be involved,” Oden said.

Last year was a pivotal period for Dynasty Financial’s breakaway business.

Among its major moves for 2023, last February, the firm announced its acquisition of TruClarity Management Solutions, a platform geared toward wirehouse brokers making the leap to independence.

A few months later, it made a play for the burgeoning M&A market among RIAs with the launch of its own investment banking business.

In July, Dynasty enlisted veteran business broadcaster Ron Insana to help identify strategic portfolio investment opportunities as its chief market strategist.

Then in September, it announced that Andrew Marsh, the founder of Richardson Wealth, who was also part of its executive-in-residence program, would fill the newly created role of vice chairman.

“Tim has been a good friend and trusted confidant for years, so I know his advice will make an impact on the future of our business and our Network,” Penney said.

“2024 is shaping up to be a transformative year for the firm and I am thrilled to have a seat at the table,” Oden said.

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