Texas hybrid switches affiliation to Kestra from SII

Griffin Financial manages $120 million in Austin, Texas
APR 09, 2018

Griffin Financial, a hybrid advisory firm managing $120 million in assets, has switched its broker-dealer and advisory affiliations from SII Investments to Kestra Financial. Griffin is based in Austin, Texas, and is led by Kitt Griffin and Steven Livitz. Mr. Griffin began his securities career in 1983 at Cigna Securities. He worked with two additional firms prior to affiliating with SII in 1998. Mr. Livitz joined Mr. Griffin in 2011.

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