Trilogy Financial, formerly part of the National Planning Holdings network bought by LPL Financial in August, says it will affiliate with the independent broker-dealer. The Huntington Beach, California-based group has some 150 financial advisors and over $2 billion in client assets.
Sometimes a cliché is best captured in a picture. On my colleague's phone was a black Bentley, chrome logo glistening in the sun. The car belonged to one of his most successful clients, but it wasn't the presumptive price tag that was jarring. The custom license plate read, “NVSTWME,” surrounded by a frame stating, “My other car is a yacht.”
Photographic evidence of people's worst assumptions about financial advisers: extreme affluence, simplistic value proposition, garnished with a touch of hubris. Truth is, the majority of people in financial services do not carry themselves with…
...RIA Kestra Private Wealth says it has added a group with two advisors from Merrill Lynch: True Alpha Wealth Management of Sandusky, Ohio, is led by Brian C. Duttera and Elizabeth Skrinak, CFP.
Duttera was with Merrill Lynch for the past 30 years, while Skrinak worked for the wirehouse for the past 13 years.
“We chose Kestra PWS because of its easily adaptable platform, cutting-edge technological capabilities, integrated CRM tools and most importantly – the team’s commitment to helping us serve our clients and grow our business,” said Duttera, in a statement. “We’re thrilled, energized, and very happy with the support we received thus far.”
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