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Top Bank Advisors by AUM

Our popular BIC Top 50 ranks the top bank advisors on six variables combined into a weighted average. Those variables include: (1) 2014 AUM; (2) trailing-12 production; (3) % change in AUM from previous year; (4) % change in trailing-12; (5) amount of fee-based business; and (6) ratio of production-per-AUM. As a special online feature, we also listed The Next 50, a list of the advisors who ranked 51 through 100 in our final analysis.

Here we take a fresh look at all 100 advisors (The Top 50 and The Next 50) and list the top 25 based on solely on assets-under-management. The numbers after their names show where they ranked on our original lists.
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25. Doug Leonzi (49)

Bank: National Penn Bank
Location: Allentown, Pa.
TPM: Cetera
2014 AUM: $234 million
2014 production: $1.4 million
Fee-based business: 65%
Total years as advisor: 14
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24. James Christy (10)

Bank: Northwest Federal Credit Union
Location: Herndon, Va.
TPM: LPL Financial
2014 AUM: $240.5 million
2014 production: $2.1 million
Fee-based business: 82%
Total years as advisor: 11
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23. Randall McCright (66)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $247.8 million
2014 Production: $1.7 million
% of fee business: 92
Years as financial advisor: 10
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22. Tracy Duncan (95)

Bank: Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.
TPM: CUSO Financial Services
2014 AUM: $250 million
2014 Production: $1.7 million
% of fee business: 51
Years as financial advisor: 22
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21. Brad Goldberg (55)

Bank: Citibank
Location: Chicago
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $259.5 million
2014 Production: $1.8 million
% of fee business: 50
Years as advisor: 21
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20. Adam Nieto (35)

Bank: Fremont Bank
Location: Freemont, Calif.
TPM: Sorrento Pacific Financial
2014 AUM: $279.3 million
2014 production: $2.7 million
Fee-based business: 1%
Total years as advisor: 25
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19. Garrett Stringer (4)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $281.1 million
2014 production: $2.1 million
Fee business: 95%
Total years as advisor: 14
Years in current job: 14
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18. Joseph Barreca (37)

Bank: Iberia Bank
Location: New Orleans, La.
TPM: Essex National Securities
2014 AUM: $300 million
2014 production: $2.1 million
Fee-based business: 25%
Total years as advisor: 15
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17. William Murphy (36)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $300 million
2014 production: $1.8 million
Fee-based business: 75%
Total years as advisor: 10
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16. Joel Worsfold (2)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Clive, Iowa
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $312.3 million
2014 production: $3.2 million
Fee business: 99%
Total years as advisor: 27
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15. Joseph Nelson (51)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Menlo Park, Calif.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $316.3 million
2014 Production: $1.9 million
% of fee business: 89%
Years as financial advisor: 24
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14. Robert Sasser (58)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Florence, S.C.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $337 million
2014 Production: $1.3 million
% of fee business: 80%
Years as financial advisor: 22
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13. Emile Abinader (3)

Bank: Citibank
Location: Granada Hills, Calif.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $371.9 million
2014 production: $3.4 million
Fee business: 92%
Total years as advisor: 14
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12. Frederick Greene (26)

Bank: Woodforest National Bank
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
TPM: Raymond James
2014 AUM: $375.8 million
2014 production: $2.3 million
Fee-based business: 41%
Total years as advisor: 31
Years in current job: 11
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11. Angela Ostendarp (33)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $394.5 million
2014 production: $2.8 million
Fee-based business: 79%
Total years as advisor: 20
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10. Randall Krenzin (74)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: San Jose, Calif.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $401 million
2014 Production: $2.8 million
% of fee business: 80
Years as financial advisor: 21
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9. Andrew Vahab (18)

Bank: Citibank
Location: New York
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $452.5 million
2014 production: $3.1 million
Fee-based business: 65%
Total years as advisor: 13
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8. Robert Reich (7)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: McLean, Va.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $496 million
2014 production: $3.2 million
Fee-based business: 92%
Total years as advisor: 22
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7. Seth Marcus (71)

Bank: Citibank
Location: New York
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $497.5 million
2014 Production: $2.8 million
% of fee business: 40
Years as financial advisor: 17
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6. Russell Cesari (1)

Bank: Northwest Federal Credit Union
Location: Herndon, Va.
TPM: LPL Financial
2014 AUM: $508.9 million
2014 production: $4.8 million
Fee business: 90%
Total years as advisor: 17
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5. Kathleen Malone (52)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $551.5 million
2014 Production: $2.4 million
% of fee business: 91%
Years as financial advisor: 32
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4. Jennifer Garcia (67)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Encino, Calif.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $599.3
2014 Production: $2.3 million
% of fee business: 78
Years as financial advisor: 21
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3. Matt Fryar (61)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Des Moines, Iowa
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $603 million
2014 Production: $4.1 million
% of fee business: 96%
Years as financial advisor: 18
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2. Michael Abrams (21)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Palo Alto, Calif.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $1.0 billion
2014 production: $3.6 million
Fee-based business: 84%
Total years as advisor: 25
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1. William Oliver (8)

Bank: Wells Fargo
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
TPM: none
2014 AUM: $1.04 billion
2014 production: $5.9 million
Fee-based business: 87%
Total years as advisor: 17
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