Consistency, stability and a steady hand. That’s what the best branch managers offer in a world fraught with financial uncertainty and the specter of regulatory overhaul.
On Wall Street and New York Life/MainStay Investments realize that the job of the branch manager continues to grow in complexity as the financial advisors they handle and recruit seek more solutions and regulators require greater transparency and disclosure. That’s not all today’s branch manager faces. New financial products are being created, a global perspective is in demand, high-net-worth investors are struggling to maintain their wealth while planning for both the next generation of heirs and their philanthropic legacies.
Branch managers also have to consider how to recruit the new crop of advisors as the industry—much like the greater society—confronts an aging population rapidly heading into retirement.
So below, we congratulate and list the top managers who, in 2011, have been leaders and coaches, who have built profitable and successful branches for their firms, their advisors and of course, their investor-clients. They are the ones leading the way in helping investors reach their financial goals. The Top Ten Branch Managers for 2011 will be taken from this list.
Listed below in alphabetical order:
Christopher Albright
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Scranton, PA
Frank Amigo
Raymond James & Associates
Miami, FL
Renee Arst
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
San Francisco, CA
William J. Auriemma
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Albany, NY
Bradley L. Barber
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Westport, CT
Brett Bellcase
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
San Antonio, TX
Patricia Benner
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
San Francisco, CA
Robert Beylickjian
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Lawrenceville, NJ
Garrett Bland
JP Morgan
Los Angeles, CA
Trip Bomar
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Dallas, TX
Jeff W. Branch
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Fresno, CA
Todd A. Brooks
Wedbush Securities
Los Angeles, CA
Quang N. Bui
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Tacoma, WA
Robert Burghart
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Scottsdale, AZ
D. Alex Burlingame
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Seattle, WA
Aimee K. Butler
Waddell & Reed
Eugene, OR
Gary E. Carlson
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Salt Lake City, UT
John Caven
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Mount Laurel, NJ
Michael Connole
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Houston, TX
Jeffrey S. Crystal
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Short Hills, NJ
Paul DiGiallonardo
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Peoria, IL
Lon Dircks
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
St. Louis, MO
Jeffrey Dobyns
Southwestern Investment Services
(Raymond James Financial Services)
Franklin, TN
Scott E. Drysch
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Roseville, CA
Joe Dusek
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Duluth, MN
Frank Epinger
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Pasadena, CA
Paul Ewing
Prosperity Network of Advisors
Overland Park, KS
Gerald Ferrante
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
New York, NY
Ben Firestein
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
New York, NY
Douglas A. Fodor
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Stamford, CT
Rick Folmar
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Oklahoma City, OK
Peter B. Ford
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Boulder, CO
Kevin F. Friedman
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Woodland Hills, CA
Greg Gangas
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Tulsa, OK
John L. Gardner
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Lexington, KY
Richard Getzoff
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Short Hills, NJ
Mark Gherity
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Minneapolis, MN
Joel L. Glasco
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Charlotte, NC
Michael Goldfader
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Irvine, CA
Thomas Gower
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Bangor, ME
Ernest Guzman Jr.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Walnut Creek, CA
Colin Hawkes
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Bellevue, WA
Daniel F. Hilken
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Corte Madera, CA
Fred C. Hill
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Lutherville, MD
David J. Hubbard
Exemplar Financial Network
Crystal Lake, IL
Daniel Hughes
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
San Antonio, TX
Eric Jansen
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Short Hills, NJ
John Jetter
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Scottsdale, AZ
Matthew B. Kabot
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Houston, TX
Patrick Keating/Paul Nickel
Keating & Associates, Inc.
(Raymond James Financial Services)
Manhattan, KS
Steven B. Kirkland
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
OKC, OK
Brian M. Kurland
Waddell & Reed
Portland, OR
Catherine Lapadula
UBS Financial Services Inc.
New York, NY
Marco LLoyd
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Houston, TX
Steven A. Lobasso
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Greenwich, CT
Joseph R. Malarney
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Boston, MA
Robert Malenfant
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Boston, MA
Bob Marquardt
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Pepper Pike, OH
Michael Mazor
Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc.
Boca Raton, FL
Kevin D. McCarty
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Miami, FL
William J. Molfetto
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Houston, TX
Troy Mooyoung
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Chicago, IL
Frank Moroni
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Chicago, IL
E. James Mulchahy
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
New York, NY
Cira Nickerson
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Palo Alto, CA
Michael O’Meara
Raymond James & Associates
St. Louis, MO
T. Clarke Octigan
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Englewood, CO
John Orr
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Long Beach, CA
Jeffrey Pasche
Raymond James & Associates
Traverse City, MI
Rhonda M. Peluso
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
York, PA
Michael Petramalo
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Miami, FL
John Powers
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Linden Oaks, NY
Mahes Prasad
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Scottsdale, AZ
Paul Price
Raymond James & Associates
Muskegon, MI
Matthew T. Pruitt
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Doylestown, PA
VR Raman
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Barrington, IL
Jeffrey Reiss
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Jericho, NY
Scott Rethke
Ameriprise Financial Securities, Inc.
Seattle, WA
Terry Richart
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Mesa, AZ
William Saunderson
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Clearwater, FL
Norman Schlismann
Mesirow Financial
Chicago, IL
Steven E. Schwartz
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
West Conshohocken, PA
Christopher Shaw
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Red Bank, NJ
Deborah Shepherd
Merrill Lynch
Princeton, NJ
Stuart Singer
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Charlotte, NC
Michael S. Smith
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
El Paso, TX
Bruce Stacy
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Fort Worth, TX
Steven B. Starnes
Merrill Lynch
Myrtle Beach, SC
Mark Stevenson
Barclays Wealth Americas
New York, NY
Lane Strumlauf
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Amy Sturtveant
RBC Wealth Management
Washington, DC
David Swartz
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Wellesley, MA
DJ Totland
RBC Wealth Management
Red Bank, NJ
Thomas J. Urban
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Stephen D. Viets
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Las Vegas, NV
Michael R. Vollstedt
Merrill Lynch
Carmel, CA
Bryan Vowels
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Joplin, MO
Thomas M. Walrond
Raymond James & Associates
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Bryant Weintraub
Ameriprise Financial Securities, Inc.
Melville, NY
Glenn Wiessner
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Brea, CA
