These are the Top 40 Regional Brokers Under 40

Top 40 under 40

With our annual rankings, Financial Planning recognizes the industry’s top-producing young brokers among wirehouses and regional firms.

The Top 40 Regional Brokers Under 40 produce $87.3 million in collective annual revenue at an average of $2.2 million per representative in trailing 12-month production while managing $15.3 billion in client assets. Compared to last year’s group of top young regional brokers, the class production ticked down slightly from $88 million and client assets remained flat at $15 billion.

Financial advisors earning a spot in the 2022 edition of the rankings come from six different firms: Ameriprise, Raymond James, RBC, William Blair, Janney Montgomery Scott and Baird.

Among regional firms, Ameriprise leads at 15 brokers in this year’s list, with Raymond James & Associates coming in second at eight and with RBC in third with seven representatives.

To view the Top 40 Regional Brokers Under 40, scroll down our slideshow. For a profile of award-winning J.P. Morgan Wealth Management advisor David Li, click here. To find out why this year’s group represents a milestone for wealth management and what that means for the industry, click here.

A note on methodology: Nominees for the rankings were 39 or younger as of Dec. 31, 2021, and were registered with a wealth management firm in the employee channel. FP uses production totals that are verified by each broker’s employer to determine the rankings. Trailing 12-month production and AUM are as of Sept. 31, 2021.

40. Ryan Bouchard

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Age: 37

Production: $1,441,616.00

AUM: $169,275,523.00

39. June Brown

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Firm: Baird

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Age: 39

Production: $1,441,775.66

AUM: $313,256,566.00

38. Jared Stricklin

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Overland Park, Kansas

Age: 33

Production: $1,442,928.00

AUM: $451,768,253.00

37. R.J. Paquet

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: Oklahoma City

Age: 32

Production: $1,444,131.00

AUM: $533,111,634.99

36. Andy Chace

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Age: 37

Production: $1,448,823.00

AUM: $149,559,646.00

35. Mark Corbin

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan

Age: 39

Production: $1,453,374.00

AUM: $120,039,717.00

34. Kenneth Lee

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: San Jose, California

Age: 39

Production: $1,498,488.00

AUM: $185,479,675.00

33. Cody Hilbun

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Atlanta

Age: 35

Production: $1,503,444.00

AUM: $249,731,993.00

32. Allen Weidman

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Age: 38

Production: $1,516,699.00

AUM: $180,109,521.00

31. Jennifer Ibarguen

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Plano, Texas

Age: 38

Production: $1,520,717.00

AUM: $179,963,975.00

30. David Kelly

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan

Age: 37

Production: $1,532,192.00

AUM: $388,507,496.00

29. Michael McEntee

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Boston

Age: 39

Production: $1,606,115.00

AUM: $165,427,692.00

28. Eric Ellis

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Bedford, New Hampshire

Age: 38

Production: $1,618,373.00

AUM: $239,000,000.00

27. Alex Rykken

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

Age: 36

Production: $1,627,800.00

AUM: $218,280,024.43

26. Joshua Smeltzer

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: York, Pennsylvania

Age: 37

Production: $1,633,109.00

AUM: $202,035,551.17

25. Everett Anderson

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Age: 39

Production: $1,646,643.00

AUM: $183,549,623.00

24. Greg Pauly

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Firm: Baird

Location: Mequon, Wisconsin

Age: 39

Production: $1,647,629.00

AUM: $276,346,831.00

23. Justin Fletchall

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Age: 39

Production: $1,661,371.24

AUM: $215,000,000.00

22. Christopher Borden

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Firm: Janney Montgomery Scott

Location: Philadelphia

Age: 35

Production: $1,673,800.00

AUM: $265,970,621.00

21. Patrick Feeney

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Firm: Baird

Location: Shiloh, Illinois

Age: 37

Production: $1,700,000.00

AUM: $377,000,000.00

20. Hilary Doherty

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: Kirkland, Washington

Age: 37

Production: $1,756,512.00

AUM: $243,064,390.45

19. Shane Weisman

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Vancouver, Washington

Age: 39

Production: $1,768,230.00

AUM: $317,776,743.00

18. Jeremy Schmidt

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Clinton Township, Michigan

Age: 39

Production: $1,780,000.00

AUM: $404,000,000.00

17. Kevin Leonard

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Age: 37

Production: $1,992,066.00

AUM: $248,060,096.00

16. Daniel Martin

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: San Jose, California

Age: 36

Production: $2,024,398.00

AUM: $277,658,409.00

15. Ricky Fairchild

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: Dallas

Age: 38

Production: $2,139,651.63

AUM: $305,662,576.03

14. Michael Blonkvist

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Firm: RBC Wealth Management

Location: Midland, Texas

Age: 36

Production: $2,336,528.00

AUM: $511,939,022.00

13. Alex Myers

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Firm: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Westminster, Maryland

Age: 39

Production: $2,341,905.00

AUM: $290,903,886.00

12. Loren Snyder

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Firm: Baird

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Age: 36

Production: $2,361,281.00

AUM: $364,241,726.00

11. Brian White

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Melville, New York

Age: 39

Production: $2,388,187.00

AUM: $269,853,759.00

10. Matthew Mandell

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Melville, New York

Age: 38

Production: $2,396,806.00

AUM: $221,199,118.00

9. Michael Ferreira

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Age: 36

Production: $2,430,476.00

AUM: $496,511,606.00

8. Jeremy Lambert

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Firm: Janney Montgomery Scott

Location: Greenville, Delaware

Age: 37

Production: $2,608,249.00

AUM: $369,649,485.00

7. Andrew Sims

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Firm: William Blair

Location: Chicago

Age: 34

Production: $2,710,627.00

AUM: $475,852,569.00

6. Michael Snyder

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Red Bank, New Jersey

Age: 39

Production: $2,741,609.00

AUM: $367,010,535.00

5. Erold Merko

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Firm*: Raymond James & Associates

Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan

Age: 39

Production: $2,800,000.00

AUM: $350,000,000.00

*Merko was affiliated with TIAA last year before moving to Raymond James. After press time and an initial confirmation of the figures, representatives for Raymond James said they couldn’t verify the numbers. Representatives for TIAA said Merko’s previous firm is unable to do so.

4. Nayan Ranchhod

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Firm: Ameriprise

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Age: 37

Production: $3,259,435.00

AUM: $316,972,464.00

3. David Dreifuss

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Firm: William Blair

Location: Chicago

Age: 36

Production: $3,493,529.00

AUM: $577,726,387.00

2. Will Strong

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Firm: Baird

Location: Seattle

Age: 38

Production: $6,400,000.00

AUM: $3,200,000,000.00

1. Andrew Feichter

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Firm: William Blair

Location: Chicago

Age: 36

Production: $6,464,179.00

AUM: $627,263,399.00
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