
Program Managers Who Oversaw Biggest AUM Increases
This year, we expanded the list by also including those managers who ranked 21 through 50 in our final analysis.
Here we take a fresh look at all 50 program managers and list the top 20 based on size of their annual increase in team AUM. The numbers after their names show where they ranked on our original lists.

20. Todd Shobert (50)
TPM: LPL
Location: Olympia, Wash.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 11
Team production 2014: $1,891,303
Team AUM 2014: $244 million
Increase from previous year: 13.4%
Avg. production per rep: $171,937
Years in current job: 2
Years in wealth management: 25

19. Vance Richard (8)
TPM: Essex National Securities
Location: Lafayette, La.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 26
Team production 2014: $9.6 million
Team AUM 2014: $1.25 billion
Increase from previous year: 13.6%
Avg. production per rep: $692,000
Years in current job: 17
Years in wealth management: 26

17 (tie). John Taylor (34)
TPM: Raymond James
Location: Middletown, Conn.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 9
Team production 2014: $3,747,184
Team AUM 2014: $524 million
Increase from previous year: 14.0%
Avg. production per rep: $416,000
Years in current job: 15
Years in wealth management: 32

17 (tie). Robert Carr (9)
TPM: Invest Financial Corp.
Location: Jefferson City, Mo.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 31
Team production 2014: $9.9 million
Team AUM 2014: $2.2 billion
Increase from previous year: 14.0%
Avg. production per rep: $322,000
Years in current job: 2
Years in wealth management: 35

16. Matthew Snively (43)
TPM: LPL
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 8
Team production 2014: $3,443,121
Team AUM 2014: $449 million
Increase from previous year: 14.6%
Avg. production per rep: $430,390
Years in current job: 6
Years in wealth management: 23

15. Tommy Lee Jr. (36)
TPM: Raymond James
Location: Magee, Miss.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 2
Team production 2014: $1,050,663
Team AUM 2014: $125 million
Increase from previous year: 15.2%
Avg. production per rep: $350,000
Years in current job: 8
Years in wealth management: 32

14. Rebecca Nilsen (25)
TPM: LPL
Location: Phoenix
FAs manager oversees 2014: 15
Team production 2014: $4,057,034
Team AUM 2014: $401,635,924
Increase from previous year: 17.4%
Avg. production per rep: $270,469
Years in current job: 10
Years in wealth management: 10

13. Jim McCrudden (35)
TPM: CUSO
Location: Exton, Pa.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 7
Team production 2014: $4,532,828
Team AUM 2014: $485 million
Increase from previous year: 18.7%
Avg. production per rep: $647,547
Years in current job: 11
Years in wealth management: 25

12. Kristen Vitale (4)
TPM: LPL
Location: Chicago
FAs manager oversees 2014: 26
Team production 2014: $7.6 million
Team AUM 2014: $977 million
Increase from previous year: 19.8%
Avg. production per rep: $294,000
Years in current job: 4
Years in wealth management: 21

11. Matt Varney (19)
TPM: Raymond James
Location: Greeley, Colo.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 9
Team production 2014: $3.6 million
Team AUM 2014: $501 million
Increase from previous year: 20.2%
Avg. production per rep: $362,000
Years in current job: 15
Years in wealth management: 19

10. Paul Restante (1)
TPM: Invest Financial
Location: Syracuse, N.Y.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 27
Team production 2014: $8.5 million
Team AUM 2014: $1.4 billion
Increase from previous year: 20.6%
Avg. production per rep: $315,000
Years in current job: 5
Years in wealth management: 30

9. Tim Bush (28)
TPM: Cetera Financial
Location: Fargo, N.D.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 12
Team production 2014: $3,500,000
Increase from previous year: 23.9%
Team AUM 2014: $511,660,182
Avg. production per rep: $283,000
Years in current job: 9
Years in wealth management: 16

8. Chad Waddoups (18)
TPM: LPL
Location: West Jordan, Utah
FAs manager oversees 2014: 25
Team production 2014: $6.9 million
Team AUM 2014: $582 million
Increase from previous year: 27.2%
Avg. production per rep: $277,000
Years in current job: 7
Years in wealth management: 17

7. Agnes Lew (6)
TPM: Cetera
Location: Pasadena, Calif.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 36
Team production 2014:$15.8 million
Team AUM 2014: $778 million
Increase from previous year: 28.5%
Avg. production per rep: $633,000
Years in current job: 3
Years in wealth management: 16

6. Todd Phillips (40)
TPM: Invest Financial
Location: Bethpage, N.Y.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 8
Team production 2014: $2,642,486
Team AUM 2014: $487 million
Increase from previous year: 30.4%
Avg. production per rep: $330,000
Years in current job: 4
Years in wealth management: 8

5. Craig Snyder (16)
TPM: LPL
Location: Southfield, Mich.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 21
Team production 2014: $5.1 million
Team AUM 2014: $890 million
Increase from previous year: 30.7%
Avg. production per rep: $247,000
Years in current job: 11
Years in wealth management: 32
4. Kim Scalzitti (39)
TPM: Cetera Financial Institutions
Location: Rosemont, Ill.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 15
Team production 2014: $5,043,911
Team AUM 2014: $1.1 billion
Increase from previous year: 33.5%
Avg. production per rep: $336,000
Years in current job: 7
Years in wealth management: 25

3. Denise Togger (3)
TPM: Raymond James
Location: Henrico, Va.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 23
Team production 2014: $6.1 million
Team AUM 2014: $987 million
Increase from previous year: 37.8%
Avg. production per rep: $228,000
Years in current job: 12
Years in wealth management: 27

2. Glenn Brodwater (7)
TPM: Essex National Securities
Location: Short Hills, N.J.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 23
Team production 2014: $7.2 million
Team AUM 2014: $453 million
Increase from previous year: 43.4%
Avg. production per rep: $315,000
Years in current job: 4
Years in wealth management: 14

1. Kenneth Weinstein (37)
TPM: Infinex Investments
Location: Newtown, Conn.
FAs manager oversees 2014: 2
Team production 2014: $541,627
Team AUM 2014: $79,247,000
Increase from previous year: 56.6%
Avg. production per rep: $271,000
Years in current job: 3
Years in wealth management: 5








