This past Thursday, our home office in Pasadena, CA experienced a blackout due to weather conditions. During this outage we had team members... go to nearby offices, while others used laptops on battery power to keep business going. We also...
Naomi Rominski enjoys her weekend in the snow with Walter. Naomi works with Peter Steege in our Denver, CO office. We’re not sure if Walter gets to... go along to work, but he sure is having a blast on his...
As a reminder, each year National Financial and Pershing charge a fee for accounts considered inactive between Jan 1 and Dec 31. The accounts that meet the inactive definition will be charged… a $50.00 inactive fee. If the fee is...
Peter has an extensive background in the securities industry. He graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Economics. Peter holds a Series 7, series 63 and is also an Investment Advisor. His past professional experience include... ...various officer positions...
If you are using our webmail, you can access our website, including E-Money and Black Diamond with just one click. No additional password required. Here’s how: 1. Click on the top left icon known as the Waffle or the App launcher....
Richard Whitman has over 35 years of experience in the securities industry. Previously, Richard was at Oppenheimer & CO. Inc as a portfolio manger, eventually becoming... ...the Senior Vice President, co-founder and principal of Shearson Hamill & Co., as...
Please join us in welcoming our newest Team Member, Manuel Vega, who began working with us Monday, November 26. Manuel will be a part of the Ops team, and will eventually be part of Account Services, New Accounts. Manuel...
Mr. Hammer joined Northeast Securities as a registered representative in 2008. Prior to joining Northeast, ...he had been an Associate Wealth Manager at the Ayco Company, a trader on the NYSE for Bear Wagner, a member of the Advisory Board...
Avi has been a financial advisor for the past 24 years, starting in Hampshire Securities specializing in investment banking and spent the past 18 years at Northeast Securities. He holds a series 7, 24, 63, and 65 license, as well...
Marcy Chaiken has worked in the industry for over 20 years with firms such as Klerer Financial Services, Inc. and Northeast Securities, Inc. Marcy is... ...the office administrator of Klerer Financial Services and manages the day to day operations of...
Here at the home office in Pasadena, CA we never turn down an opportunity for a party! Yesterday we celebrated the departure of one of our team members, Joy Clark. The home office team members and some of the Pasadena...
Bruce Cotter, CLU, ChFC works with individuals and small employers in retirement planning and investments. He started in the life insurance business in 1969, added... ...investments by 1970, and has retained many of his original clients. Initially he lived on...
Mark Scherer has been in the pension business for over forty years. He is a founding partner of Klerer Financial Services, Inc.. Prior, he was... ...the vice-president of Standard Pension Services, Inc. Mark specializes in the design, implementation, and administration...
With the holiday season upon us, WIS would like to make you aware of our office schedule through the end of the year. In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Western International will be closed Thursday, November 22, 2018. Financial Markets...
Along with all the new reps onboard from Northeast Securities, we are excited to announce WIS has a new office location in Long Island. Pictured below from left to right: Stephen Perrone, Michael Amico, Al Pette, Tom Rooney and Avi...
Lorraine has over forty years of experience in the securities industry. In 1989, she cofounded Benchmark Company LLC and became the president in 2003. Prior to joining Western,... ...she also worked as a registered representative at Northeast Securities, and served...
This past August WIS hosted our National Sales Conference at the Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, CA. All of our reps from across the country... ...come to this conference to engage with our strategic partners, WIS team members, and other...
Working with Financial Service Companies, Brad helps business owners establish and implement retirement plans using creative, efficient and unique plan designs. Brad has experience as a Third Party Administrator for Klerer Financial, who fully services over 500 different client...
Mark S. Klebanoff, CFP has worked in the industry for over 30 years with firms including New England Securities, Inc. and Northeast Securities, Inc. Mark manages multi-generational assets on behalf of clients on a... Mark’s undergraduate work was at The...
Al is a seasoned professional with over twenty-eight years of experience in the financial services industry. His previous employment includes... ...Citigroup and the United bank of Switzerland, along with numerous boutique firms. Educated at Marist College in communications and finance,...
Microsoft has announced that the issue regarding email authentication system at the time of log-in where the text and phone authentication fails has been corrected and users can begin to log in. They are continuing to monitor the issue to...
Today is the first day of the Northeast transition and we would like to welcome Michael Amico onboard. Michael has worked in the brokerage industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining WIS, he spent 18 great years at Northeast...
On Tuesday this week we will be bidding the fondest of farewells to Joy Clark, the Administrator of our Business Development Department. Working with Joy is, and has been, exactly what her name implies. She is indeed a joy to...
In early October Don attended the ADISA annual conference in Las Vegas, NV. He heard from professionals at the leading... ...alternative investment companies about the latest market trends and recommendations and got the opportunity to network with industry professionals from...
Megatel Capital Investments recently hosted a Happy Hour for our local reps and home office team members to discuss their latest offering. Pictured are some of our team members who stopped by as well as Crystal Rutkowski and Eric...
Both Thomson One and Eikon are now under a new company called Refinitiv (Formerly Thomson Reuters) Private Equity firm Blackstone acquired 54% share of the Financial & Risk division of Thomson Reuters. The new Refinitiv company is dedicated to enhancing...
Melissa has over twenty years of experience in wealth management, portfolio construction and relationship management. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the National Taiwan University, and her MBA at Santa Clara University. She has worked for several large financial services...
This morning one of our reps stopped by our home office in Pasadena, CA for a visit. Chris Polimeni works in Irvine, CA and came in to meet with some team members and discuss our upcoming Virtual Assistant Program. We...
Join us in welcoming Stephani to the Western family. Stephani will be operating out of the Westlake Village, CA location where she will be supporting the office as their new receptionist.
Today Pat Carabine, one of our Turn Key representatives in Huntington Beach, CA, received a visit from our IT associate, Cesar Corona. Cesar was there to help... ...install Pat’s new computer and to do a routine security check of his...
National Financial has begun to charge the 2018 Retirement Account Maintenance Fee. Retirement accounts that have instructions on file to pay the annual maintenance fee via... journal, EFT or IBP may have the fee deducted from the account from now...
Lorraine Crawford, a registered rep assistant in Westlake, CA recently jointed the Board of Governors for The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley. Please see... the link below for an article regarding her exciting announcement! https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/11/08/crawford-joins-conejo-boys-girls-clubs-board/1900065002/
Join us in welcoming Stacie to the Western family. Stacie will be working as Bob Kully’s assistant out of the Omaha, NE location.
Today is one of our interns’, Dominic Freschet, last day at Western. Dominic primarily supported our Operations team... opening new accounts, depositing checks, and various other account services. It wouldn’t be a proper goodbye without a party, so lunch...
While WIS and the stock market are open, all banks, federal offices and the fixed income market are closed on Monday, November 12, in observance of Veterans Day. Please note, any request submitted to Cashier including checks, fed fund...
Due to the fire in Southern California, the Westlake office is closed for the time being. Many of our team members in the Westlake and Pasadena offices have been evacuated from their homes. If you need immediate assistance please call...
Western International is honored to be included in the elite group of … LA Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies of 2018. Don Bizub attended this event (sandwiched between FINRA Conference events) at The Reserve in LA on...
Corey White, Director of Compliance, Brad Kaiser, CCO, and Don Bizub, CEO, attend the FINRA Small Firm Conference in Santa Monica.
We recently introduced our Advisors to the services of IDEAL Plan Coaching, a unique coaching and consulting firm offered by Richard E. Boone, Inc. Having seen the results of their process, we’re confident they can help you formulate an effective plan...
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. |
