A three-person team managing $225 million in assets at Wells Fargo Advisors in Scottsdale, Arizona, has joined Baird.
The team, operating as the Doche Financial Consulting Group, is headed by Lisa Ladds Doche and includes financial planner Ron Demers and associate Maggie Loe.
Doche started at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1984, according to her BrokerCheck report. In 1990, she joined Wachovia Securities, which was acquired by Wells Fargo in 2008.
Chicago-based Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions adds flexPATH's plan-level outsourced fiduciary book, boosting its retirement market reach to $164 billion.
Also, Raymond James's employee advisor channel adds breakaways from Wells Fargo and Stifel, while UBS welcomes an ex-Morgan Stanley duo in Indiana.
It promised guaranteed principal and 10% monthly returns. The SEC says it invested nothing.
Ten years after entering the fee-based annuity market, MassMutual Ascend says nearly half its lifetime sales came in the past two years alone – but barriers remain among fee-only advisors.
Amplify, WealthReach, Zeplyn and Zocks have unveiled partnerships aimed at automating portfolio management, content creation, account opening, and client communication.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
