Anniversaries are important to us at WIS because it gives us an opportunity to remember why we are all here: to deliver a great advisor experience and provide the best people and tools to encourage living life on your own...
Steve Wilkinson, Mark Lamb, Gerard Gloisten, Chris Cerini, Nancy Cole, Kitty Hoffman, Kazuyo Deguchi, Adam Wiatrak, Melissa Lin, Jill Jaglowski, Jennifer Huang and Dave Bibo. WIS Team members and local Advisors joined Black Diamond in San Francisco on Wednesday for...
Picture above is Dave Bibo, Jesus Lopez and Jill Jaglowski Last week the home office trainings were held offsite. During one of the breaks we noticed that our sign is visible from the pool area! You can see the building...
Gina Boyle joins us as a Registered Sales Associate with Benchmark Capital. She started with the Benchmark team 30 years ago and remains the heart and soul of the organization. Gina splits her time working a few days a week...
From the left: Teri, Brian, Julie, Renata, Jasmin, Yazmin, Danielle, and Yesenia (in front). Out of all the home office team members, this last group.... finished the escape room the quickest, with nine minutes and 24 seconds left! Only four...
Today, half the team members participated in an offsite home office training. During this training we had a corporate coach, Nahid Casazza, teach the team tools to increase productivity, efficiency and communication in the office. At the end of the...
Due to high demand, Black Diamond will be hosting a workshop for WIS reps Wednesday, January 30th in San Francisco. If interested in attending the complimentary session please RSVP below. If you have any questions please contact Chris Cerini at chris@www.wisdirect.com...
Pasadena Home Office Team Members will be participating in some offsite training over the next two days (Wednesday, January 23 and Thursday, January 24). We do not anticipate any... reduction in service, but simply want you to know that certain...
1. Nice try. Of course I did not click it. – Trevor Kleineahlbrandt 2. Is this another one of your tests Rinaldo? – Tony Ucelli 3. No thanks ? – Stephen Lew 4. I’m getting better :) - Andrew Martz...
Marilyn Salvador works out of the Pasadena, CA home office with Dave Eversfield and Allan Huber for Arrowhead Wealth Advisors. She has over thirty-two years of experience in the... industry working at Financial Management Advisors, Imperial Capital, Sutro and CO/RBC...
The top fixed annuity rates currently available as of 1.21.2019 Fixed Annuities offer several benefits to your clients above and beyond a bank CD: Higher Interest Rate yield Tax Deferral (For NQ monies) Defined Beneficiaries (avoiding probate) Better Liquidity (often receiving...
Kenneth David Eversfield, who goes by Dave, will be working out of our home office in Pasadena, CA. Dave has worked in the industry for over nineteen years with firms... including Crowell, Weedon & Co. and D.A. Davidson. He is...
Tom joins our team after forty years in the industry with Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities, and Northeast Securities. He has a BS in Finance from LIU CW Post University and a MS from Adelphi University in Banking and Money Management....
FINRA published several compliance updates and regulatory guidelines during the 4th Quarter of 2018, including the 2018 Examination Findings. Listed below are several of those findings for your review. In addition... attached for your review is NTM 98-38, reminding firms...
Come join the CPS Team for our first Happy Hour of the year. We'll be gathering in the heart of downtown Pasadena at Stone Brewing. Stop by anytime between... 4.30 PM and 6.30 PM for drinks and appetizers on us....
As part of ongoing programs, Western has been sponsoring the cleanup of two sections of highway near our offices in both Pasadena and Westlake, CA. This not only offers us a chance to... actually see a cleaner, greener stretch on...
Fixed Annuities offer several benefits to your clients above and beyond a bank CD: Higher Interest Rate yield Tax Deferral (For NQ monies) Defined Beneficiaries (avoiding probate) Better Liquidity (often receiving 10% Free WD’s) CPS Hot Sheet Annuity Picks The top fixed...
For those who overnight checks directly to National Financial, in an effort to streamline check processing, Inbound Transaction Services has created a new... Mail Zone of KY10 for you to use when overnighting a check and supporting documentation. National Financial...
Last Year's 25 Worst Passwords For what seems like the umpteenth time, "123456" and "password" are the most commonly used passwords this year. Those combinations sit... in the number one and two spots respectively, according to SplashData, who evaluates millions of...
Western will begin restricting UTMA and UGMA accounts where the minor has reached the age of majority for their respective state. According to the terms of UTMA/UGMA accounts, fiduciary responsibility of the custodian ends upon the age of majority for...
Helen started in the financial services industry over 30 years ago. She received her CFP® designation, attended Adelphia University and has been a member of the Long Island FPA. She currently holds FINRA licenses 7 and 63, plus Life, Health...
A recently published white paper talks about the 5 retirement conversations your clients want - but may be too embarrassed to ask for. The white paper focuses on... the real conversations that clients would like to have with their financial...
Stuart has over fifty years of experience in the finance industry. After receiving his MBA in Finance, he worked in various financial areas at... Colgate Palmolive Company, Westvaco Corporation, and Kraftco Corporation. After five years he joined a member firm...
Noriko Ikeda joins us as a registered representative in Torrance, CA. She has over 15 years of experience, previously working at Raymond James and Union Bank. Noriko was born and educated in Japan. She was impressed with opportunities offered in...
Jill entered the financial services industry after graduating from California Lutheran University (CLU), where in addition to obtaining her BA degree, she also earned All-American honors in women’s soccer, and was later inducted into CLU’s Hall of Fame. Jill started...
We are excited to welcome Gerard (Jerry) Betts to WIS. Jerry also joins us from Northeast Securities and works in our New York branch. He is pictured here on the far right along with Al Pette and Michael Amico. Welcome...
Rod joins WIS as part of the Benchmark Capital team located in New York, NY. Formerly the Benchmark Chief Compliance Officer for 25 years, he has spent the last six years working remotely in Fort Lauderdale. Rod enjoys playing pool...
Alison Vento joined us this past fall as a registered representative in Westlake Village, CA. She has over eight years of experience, previously working at J.P Morgan and Merrill. Alison enjoys spending time with her 16 month old son, William...
We are pleased to welcome one of our new registered representatives, Charles Cooper. Charles also joins us from Northeast Securities and works out of Columbus, Ohio. We are very excited to have you on board!
Anniversaries are important to us at WIS because it gives us an opportunity to remember why we are all here: to deliver... a great advisor experience and provide the best people and tools to encourage living life on your own...
Mitchel also joins us from Northeast Securities. He has prior industry experience working at Merrill Lynch and as founding partner at Westport Partners. Mitchel’s wife, Jane helps with the business and they have three children, Max, Arielle and Jordana. He...
Please join us in welcoming Benjamin Partlow to WIS. Benjamin was part of the Northeast Securities transition and works in Mitchel Field, New York. We are very excited to have you on board!
Recognizing the industry’s leading wealth managers for their ability to provide unparalleled service to clients, Five Star Professional and Los Angeles magazine has honored The Warren Group Wealth Management, Inc.’s President, Daniel J. Warren with the 2019 Five Star Wealth...
Effective January 18, 2019 NetXInvestor will comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. To help better inform affected clients of data privacy and... protection regulations, a banner will be displayed upon login. The banner notifies users about information stored...
USA Today published an article by Todd Campbell of The Montley Fool on September 22, 2018 regarding the Tax Advantage of Roth IRAs for kids. "A Roth IRA can benefit workers of every age, including children, but kids can't open...
John Mateyko joins us from Northeast Securities and works in Long Beach, NY. We are pleased to have you on board!
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. |
