As tax season moves forward, National Financial has made available the following documents to help you communicate with your clients with respect to tax statement corrections. Form 1099 Triggers Tax Statement corrections for certain events will automatically initiate a corrected...
Please join Jackson for our Super CE event on March 9th at 11:00am. By attending you will receive 12 hours of general CE with the option to earn more from self study. CE credit is also offered for CFP, CIMA...
Thumb drives are commonly used these days. Unfortunately, they’re also loved by cyber criminals, who can use them to attack your computer. In a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drop attack, cyber criminals leave USB devices for people to find and plug...
Wednesday February 28, 2018 10:000 AM to 11:00 AM Come join us in our Pasadena Home Office for brunch with Charlie Linton, portfolio manager, from Investec Offshore Funds. Charlie would provide his latest outlook for Asian economies and current positioning...
Rinaldo Ritonga, Western’s Director of Technology and Cybersecurity, attended FINRA’s Cybersecurity Conference last week in NY. While in town, Rinaldo took the opportunity to drop in on our Brill Securities group on West 57th Street. Nick Brown, the Brill OSJ,...
Thursday February 22, 2018 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Lunch Included. Please join us at Western International's Pasadena office to learn more about GWG Holdings. GWG Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GWGH), the parent company of GWG Life and Life Epigenetics, is a financial...
Please join us March 6-8, 2018 for a valuable and educational experience, focusing on practice management and sharing ideas with other financial professionals. We will provide updates and information on additions to our Custodian platforms and give you an opportunity...
In 2007, Jesus joined his first broker/dealer, National Planning Corporation (NPC), where he held several back-office roles in Operations. During his tenure at NPC, Jesus managed Advisory Operations where he assisted in converting over 25,000 advisors to new systems and...
Thank you to Reps Gil Nyerges and Jeff Skogsbergh for the AWESOME chocolates to celebrate loving being at Western. We so agree with you and love being a part of this team, reminding everyone to go where your heart leads...
In observance of the President’s Day holiday, Western International will be closed Monday, February 19, 2018. All Financial Markets – February 19, 2018, Markets Closed All money transfer requests received on that day will be processed the following business day,...
Jonathan has been a Registered Representative since 2010 and has been trading corporate bonds for the last seven years, primarily focused on investment grade corporate bonds. He is looking forward to bringing his business to Western. Jonathan is...
Join us in welcoming to Western International, Cody Connelly, Non-Registered Assistant, Karmin Capital Branch office in Highland Park, IL
Join us in welcoming to Western International, Linda Woolley, Non-Registered Assistant, Redlands, CA office
Join us in welcoming to Western International, Mary Shandera, Non-Registered Assistant, Omaha, NE office.
Ms. Kazuyo Deguchi has nearly a decade of experience as a financial advisor. She is a recipient of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation both in the U.S. and Japan and holds the First Grade Certified Skilled Worker of Financial Planning**...
We are excited to announce that Western International is rolling out One-Time Passcode (OTP), a new feature in NetX360®, provides a greater level of security and convenience for users. This authentication approach makes logging in easier as users no longer...
The definition of Anniversary is the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event. Congratulations to the Advisors and Assistants who are celebrating Western anniversaries in February. First Name Last Name Affiliation Years Rinaldo Ritonga 02/07/00 18 Arthur Lane...
Hi Everyone! It’s tax time and that means primetime for cyber thieves. According to Federal Trade Commission, there was a nearly 50 percent increase in identity theft complaint in 2015, and the biggest contributor to the surge was the spike...
Things can get a little wild here at Western from time to time. Especially, since Don is at the FSI event in Texas this week. We decided to blow off a little steam by having a Western wear day and bringing...
Kevin BeardChief Growth Officer and Founding Partner |
Kevin is responsible for the firm’s overall growth and acquisition strategy and financial professional recruitment.
Kevin has more than 20 years of experience in the independent broker-dealer (IBD) industry. Before founding Atria, he led the Recruiting and Acquisition Strategy division for AIG Advisor Group, where he developed the firm’s advisor recruiting strategy and led the comprehensive planning process for all acquisitions. He also successfully led numerous IBD platform acquisitions and established an advisor recruiting team. Before his tenure at AIG Advisor Group, Kevin was a regional director with Rehmann and co-founded two companies: Innovative Advanced Resources, a specialized, high net worth investment distribution and business advisory firm serving financial advisors and asset managers, and Beard Management Inc., a wealth management consulting firm. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Arts in finance from Kent State University. He currently serves as Northeast Ohio Corporate Chair for the Arthritis Foundation and Secretary for the FSI Marketing Council. He is also a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Bank Insurance & Securities Association. |
Eugene Elias Jr.Chief Operating Officer and Founding Partner |
Eugene has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management, leading businesses, technology and operations. He has focused his entire career on deepening the relationship between advisors and technology, empowering them to become more efficient and equipping them with the tools they need to grow their practices.
In 2017, Eugene and two partners founded Atria Wealth Solutions to provide financial professionals with a next generation set of tools, services and capabilities that would not only enable them to prosper in today’s environment but provide them with a clear path to the future of wealth management. He began his career as a financial advisor — an experience that gives him a unique perspective on creating advisor-minded solutions. Before founding Atria, Eugene was responsible for Morgan Stanley’s client and advisor platforms, leading key initiatives that included the rollout of client-facing mobile applications and redesigning the firm’s advisor workstation and client website. He spent six years in Europe running Morgan Stanley’s international technology platform for its EMEA and Asian International Private Wealth Management businesses. Eugene also served as CIO of Zions Bancorporation’s newly created wealth management unit, Contango Capital Advisors, where he designed and implemented the unit’s operating platform. |
Doug KettererChief Executive Officer and Founding Partner |
Doug has over 30 years of experience in the wealth management industry. Before launching Atria in 2017, he spent most of his career at Morgan Stanley, where he successfully led the firm’s entire U.S. financial advisor and branch office network as the Head of Field Management and was responsible for its Private Wealth Management business, focusing on ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Doug also held multiple leadership positions within Morgan Stanley’s wealth management division, including oversight of the product and services organization and development of the strategy and client segmentation organization. Beyond his wealth management experience, he served as a key executive in Morgan Stanley’s asset management division and spent many years in investment banking. Doug earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from The University at Albany and an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He serves on the Board of Directors of Atria Wealth Solutions, the board of the Financial Services Institute and is the president of a 9/11-related 501(c)(3) focused on providing scholarships to college students in financial need. |
Bill MorrisseyPresident |
With extensive experience and a successful track record of designing a value proposition that drives growth for financial professionals and wealth management firms, Bill is an authority in combining the best elements of highly effective growth and practice management strategies that optimize the culture and quality of the financial professional community.
A proven background in executive leadership at prominent independent, wirehouse and regional broker-dealers gives him unmatched insight into developing an environment that best positions the independent financial professional for success in every area of a financial practice. |
