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Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors in America 2010

Sep 1, 2010 12:00 PM


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Name Firm City Assets under management ($ in millions) Yrs in the business Business Description/Specialty
1. Paul G. Tashima UBS Financial Services Chicago 9,693 18 Short-term cash management for HNW individuals, family offices, institutions.
2. Drew J. Zager Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Los Angeles 6,655 24 Fixed income management.
3. Andy Chase Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Menlo Park, Calif. 5,900 28 Corporate executive services.
4. Ron Hart Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Atlanta 5,890 26 Corporate cash management, executives, business owners, HNW family practice.
5. Dorian McKelvy Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Menlo Park, Calif. 5,746 26 Ultra HNW/custody and execution services for money managers.
6. Gregory D. Glyman UBS Financial Services Chicago 4,870 25 Short-term cash management for HNW individuals, family offices, institutions.
7. Jim Ryan Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management New York City 4,730 28 HNW families and nonprofit organizations.
8. Scott Waxman Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 3,959 25 N/A
9. Stephen Anthony Jakosa UBS Financial Services San Francisco 3,711 30 Transactions with third-party managers.
10. Mark Curtis Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Palo Alto, Calif. 3,400 28 Corporate executive services.
11. Thomas Keegan Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management New York City 3,193 21 Provides investment services to a select group of HNW individuals and corporations.
12. Gregory V. Vaughan Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Menlo Park, Calif. 2,744 31 Family office/ultra HNW.
13. Bruce E. Gsell Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Short Hills, N.J. 2,633 34 Corporate executives.
14. Bob Inbody Morgan Stanley Smith Barney La Jolla, Calif. 2,600 38 Commodities.
15. Karen McDonald Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Palo Alto, Calif. 2,600 16 Corporate executive services.
16. Jeff Erdmann Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Greenwich, Conn. 2,456 24 Senior executives, wealthy families.
17. John McNamee Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Century City, Calif. 2,417 14 Personalized wealth management services for an elite group of affluent executives, entrepreneurs, private equity partners and family groups.
18. Brian C. Pfeifler Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 2,400 20 Asset and risk management solutions for families and foundations.
19. David L. Hayes Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 2,333 32 N/A
20. Troy A. Griepp Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 2,290 19 Families/select institutions.
21. John Batista Bocchino Morgan Stanley Smith Barney New York City 2,283 13 Latin American business. Primarily wealth management for IA's. Business with middle market institutions.
22. Robert D. Dixon Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Menlo Park, Calif. 2,276 31 N/A
23. Richard Jones Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Century City, Calif. 2,243 27 Discretionary investment management, trust and estate planning, brokerage, hedging and diversification strategies, credit and banking needs, endowments and foundations.
24. Reza Zafari Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Century City, Calif. 2,235 26 Discretionary investment management, trust and estate planning, brokerage, hedging and diversification strategies, credit and banking needs, endowments and foundations.
25. V. Rob Fisher Jr. UBS Financial Services Houston 2,126 15 HNW clients and corporate compensation plans.
26. Frank L. Polk Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 2,100 23 Ultra HNW/finance industry professionals.
27. Heliane M. Steden Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Greenwich, Conn. 2,068 10 Customized family office type services to ultra HNW clients.
28. William K. Blount UBS Financial Services Portland, Ore. 2,043 51 N/A
29. James R. Barry Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Princeton, N.J. 2,006 9 Retirement planning, concentrated position strategies, asset allocation and risk management as well as “tax aware” investment and estate strategies.
30. Scott C. Wilson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 2,000 31 Ultra HNW.
31. Phil C. Shaffer Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Columbus, Ohio 2,000 25 Endowment, foundations and university consulting; HNW families.
32. Craig Dobbs Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Indianapolis, Ind. 2,000 20+ Institutional/Taft-Hartley plans.
33. Robert M. Stulberg Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 1,991 25 Tailors approach to allow clients to maximize after-tax returns and to meet their financial needs and objectives in the most conservative manner possible.
34. Thomas P. Kazazes Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 1,963 22 N/A
35. Eric Gray Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Century City, Calif. 1,958 17 Asset allocation, values-based financial planning, and portfolio construction for Ultra HNW clients.
36. Rebecca Rothstein Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Beverly Hills, Calif. 1,950 20+ HNW/Wealth Management.
37. Matthew O'Haren Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,919 23 N/A
38. Marvin McIntyre Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Washington, D.C. 1,800 42 Comprehensive wealth management practice focused on lifestyle protection, with additional expertise in corporate benefit plans, tax and estate planning, and philanthropy.
39. Grant W. Lee Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,786 23 N/A
40. William J. Greco UBS Financial Services Hartford, Conn. 1,696 23 Wealth management for HNW clients .
41. John Fitzpatrick UBS Financial Services New York City 1,690 24 Wealth management for HNW clients.
42. Gary Tantleff UBS Financial Services Bedminster 1,641 17 Asset and liability management for credit unions.
43. Mark S. Douglass Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,623 27 Asset allocation/ultra HNW.
44. Louis D. Paster UBS Financial Services Chicago 1,620 15 Short-term cash management for HNW individuals, family offices, institutions.
45. Antonio P. Da Roza Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,602 19 HNW corporate executives.
46. Christopher J. Mahoney Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Paramus, N.J. 1,551 26 Families with wealth management needs and institutions with retirement plans.
47. Palmer N. Murray Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Los Angeles 1,541 13 N/A
48. Steven J. Weber Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Los Angeles 1,537 13 N/A
49. Michael Bollinger Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Houston 1,478 16 Ultra HNW families/foundations.
50. Jason Fertitta Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Houston 1,478 10 Ultra HNW families/foundations.
51. Matthew Dermer Wells Fargo Advisors New York City 1,469 19 Corporate cash management.
52. Jesse Eaton Wells Fargo Advisors New York City 1,468 15 Corporate cash management.
53. Gerald Chasin UBS Financial Services Garden City, NY 1,468 44 N/A
54. Robert A. Lesko Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,464 13 Asset management for families/institutions.
55. Phil Hartl Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Century City, Calif. 1,455 15 Entrepreneurs and executives from the biotechnology and healthcare industries.
56. Fotios Piniros Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 1,450 15 Alternative investments.
57. James Hulburd Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management San Francisco 1,415 25 Very focused business working with a small number of select clients.
58. Emily Van Hoorickx UBS Financial Services San Jose, Calif. 1,413 29 Serving the needs of corporations and their employees.
59. Kenneth E. LaBarge UBS Financial Services Chicago 1,412 28 Short-term cash management for HNW individuals, family offices, institutions.
60. David Woo Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,386 13 N/A
61. Scott K. Magnesen Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Oakbrook, Ill. 1,386 27 Helping people transition from work to retirement, developing an investment strategy.
62. Peter Arbogast Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management San Francisco 1,370 20 Deal with a number of entrepreneurs and senior executives developing strategies to liquidate concentrated positions and creating asset allocations for their diversified assets.
63. Champ Warren Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Houston 1,358 12 Oversee assets for HNW entrepreneurs who have sold a business or taken it public.
64. Reed Smith Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Houston 1,343 8 Oversee assets for HNW entrepreneurs who have sold a business or taken it public.
65. Noel Weil Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management New York City 1,328 18 Private banking.
66. Lucy Piotrowski UBS Financial Services Chicago 1,328 13 Short-term cash management for HNW individuals, family offices, institutions.
67. Patrick J. Dwyer Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Miami 1,314 16 Ultra HNW.
68. Allan Yarkin Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Aventura, Fla. 1,300 33 HNW clients and families as well as business owners with wealth planning, asset management and risk management.
69. Dana Jackson Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Menlo Park, Calif. 1,300 16 Advising families through changes in financial circumstances.
70. Michael Jankiewicz UBS Financial Services San Francisco 1,299 24 Transactions with third-party managers.
71. Jonathan E. Kass Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management New York City 1,271 14 Financial, estate planning; portfolio management.
72. Michael Jefferies UBS Financial Services Kansas City, Mo. 1,246 35 N/A
73. Douglas A. Sharon Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Boston 1,226 29 HNW clients and families; business owners with wealth planning, asset management and risk management.
74. Louis J. Chiavacci Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Coral Gables, Fla. 1,218 22 Ultra HNW families.
75. Edward Burke Buckley Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,217 6 N/A
76. Alexander Yu Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,214 16 N/A
77. John A. Beirne Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management New Haven, Conn. 1,209 42 Consulting to tax exempt accounts.
78. John L Glotzbach Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Chicago 1,200 23 Futures, commodities, foreign exchange and options.
79. Shelley Bergman Morgan Stanley Smith Barney New York City 1,200 25 Family offices.
80. Joshua P. Gully Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 1,175 18 N/A
81. Michael Sawyer Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management New York City 1,150 29 N/A
82. Daniel Livingstone UBS Financial Services New York City 1,143 24 Fixed income/municipal bonds.
83. Ajay J. Desai Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Chicago 1,110 9 Portfolio management for ultra HNW families.
84. Michael Joseph Gallagher Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Chicago 1,103 24 Stock plan services.
85. Michael Victor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Menlo Park, Calif. 1,100 25 Corporate services.
86. Graham Roberts Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Atlanta 1,100 25 HNW family practice.
87. Mary M. Deatherage Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Little Falls, N.J. 1,100 24 Ultra HNW clients, endowments, foundations.
88. Stephen S. Brown Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Rochester, N.Y. 1,077 21 Ultra HNW clients including: corporate executives, entrepreneurs, affluent families and professional athletes.
89. John M. Williams Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Washington, D.C. 1,070 24 N/A
90. Andrew D. Burish UBS Financial Services Madison, Wis. 1,058 27 HNW/ultra HNW.
91. Daniel T. O'Connell Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Garden City, NY 1,046 24 HNW clients.
92. William H. Easom Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Chicago 1,044 26 Helping corporate executives transition from working into retirement.
93. Bruce A. Pomerantz Wells Fargo Advisors Short Hills, N.J. 1,040 32 N/A
94. Roger Carter Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management San Francisco 1,040 30 My business focus is acting as the CIO and virtual family office for 30 of the wealthiest families in the country.
95. Jeffrey Goria Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Paramus, N.J. 1,036 22 Retirement specialist team.
96. Gregory O. Klenke UBS Financial Services Houston 1,032 13 HNW clients/corporate compensation plans.
97. Jonathan M. Harris Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management San Francisco 1,025 14 N/A
98. Paul J. Marvin Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management New York City 1,023 28 Provide basic advisory services for HNW clients.
99. Maxwell Peckler UBS Financial Services Boston 1,021 15 N/A
100. Robert C. Rathjen UBS Financial Services Houston 1,007 22 Institutional consultant specializing in foundations, retirement plans and endowments.

METHODOLOGY: This year's list of Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors in America was assembled from names submitted by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Advisors, and UBS Financial Services. They are ranked by assets under management custodied at the wirehouses, effective June 30, 2010 (Merrill Lynch and UBS figures are effective May 31, 2010). Only those advisors for whom a majority of assets correspond to retail clients were eligible for the list.


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