Thank you to all who participated in our survey this year. Click the video link below to see if you are one of the lucky winners of this year's Customer Satisfaction Survey drawing, held shortly before our temporary move. Western...
Please be advised that on July 27th, National Financial Services LLC (NFS) began sending letters to all account owners who do not have a W-9 on file. This letter applies to: Accounts with no YTD income Corporate accounts (class code...
Beginning August 2018, National Financial will reissue all debit cards with new improved features and benefits for accounts with Brokerage Access or Brokerage Portfolio. Western is sending individual notifications to those reps with impacted accounts. Cards will be sent in a...
We’ve received multiple Office365 (OneDrive) phishing emails recently, compelling me to remind you all to be extra cautious and diligent. Please re-read some past emails, below: Over the past few weeks, we noticed an uptick in ‘phishing’ emails, which appear to...
Please join us in congratulating Chun Wijaya (Associate, Technology) and Rinaldo Ritonga (Director of Technology and Cybersecurity). In the midst of our move, we took a break for lunch, cake and photos to say “Welcome!” Both have successfully become US...
FBI, Department of Homeland Security, the Treasury Department and other US and global law enforcement agencies arrested 74 individuals for perpetrating business email compromise schemes (BEC). The coordinated global law enforcement effort called “Operation Wire Wire” lasted six months and...
National Financial will be charging their Premier Select Retirement Fee in November 19, 2018. While this date may still seem a long way off, we want to provide you with a detailed overview of the 2018 retirement fee billing cycle and...
Recent FBI reporting indicates that cyber criminals have begun contacting potential fraud victims directly via telephone under false pretenses to obtain information (such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers) to increase the effectiveness of subsequent Business Email Compromise (BEC)...
We are delighted to announce that Western’s fee-based advisors will soon have access to SS&C’s Black Diamond Wealth Management Platform. Our relationship with SS&C’s Black Diamond Platform features a suite of wealth management tools including performance reporting, portfolio modeling and...
Cisco reported a destructive malware dubbed “VPNFilter” infected at least half a million home and small business routers across 54 countries. Devices sold by Netgear, TP-Link, Linksys, MicroTik and QNAP were among those initially infected. According to the FBI, Russian...
It’s time! Boxes are packed for storage, files have been purged and furniture measured. We’re ready to move upstairs to our temporary quarters. The move will take place in phases over several days next week so that all business activities...
Strategies and Tactics for Using Complex Assets for Charitable Giving. Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST Join us for this live "ask the experts" session to: Identify tax-saving opportunities to provide more strategic, value-added guidance to...
Some of you have asked about our expansion and our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint. We are happy to share about this as its something we’re passionate about. First, the City of Pasadena is vigilant about keeping the environmental...
We are pleased to introduce our updated Western Financial Consulting Agreements for both Non-ERISA and ERISA consulting relationships. In addition, we have created a new Financial Consulting Billing Invoice to facilitate and streamline the process for subsequent client payments on...
Beginning the week of July 23, 2018, Fidelity is scheduled to mail Notice of Withholding letters to Premiere Select retirement account owners who are taking periodic distributions as part of a periodic distribution plan or via check-writing. The Notice of...
FINRA published several compliance updates and regulatory guidelines during the 2nd Quarter of 2018, including disciplinary actions. Listed below are several of those updates and actions to familiarize representatives with current industry practices and trends. For additional information, please visit...
We’re super excited to announce that the long anticipated expansion of the Western office in Pasadena will soon begin. The upgrade will both accommodate our increase in staff, and ultimately provide a larger conference room, a larger Operations Center and...
Sometimes those important dates just fly by without getting them on our calendars. No worries, we’ve added a new feature to the Blog page that keeps those important dates front and center. Notice the left side of your screen now...
In observance of the Independence Day holiday, Western International will be closed Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Financial Equity Markets July 3, 2018, Closing at 1pm EST (includes all money market funds) July 4, 2018, Markets Closed Financial Fixed Income Markets...
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. |
