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Concert Wealth Nabs Merrill Lynch Advisor in Illinois

By Lorie Konish
Published May 01, 2012, 10:42 a.m. EDT
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Updated July 25, 2016, 1:49 p.m. EDT
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Concert Wealth Management has once again tapped Merrill Lynch’s financial advisor ranks with the addition of Leslie Ferrone to its Oak Brook, Ill., office.

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Ferrone comes to Concert following 15 years at Merrill Lynch and 25 years in the financial services industry.

Concert has hired two other Merrill Lynch advisors this year including Brad Stratton in Overland Park, Kansas, and Myles Pritchard, in Los Angeles.

“The resources, support and flexibility that Concert provides allows me to work directly with my clients to determine, and then implement, what is the best course for their individual needs, without the influence of a major Wall Street firm,” Ferrone said in a statement.

Concert Wealth Management is a subsidiary of Concert Global Group, which was founded in 2005. Concert focuses on independent financial advisors, retail and institutional clients and high net worth investors.


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Lorie Konish
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Konish a former managing editor of On Wall Street.
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