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About Barbara Herman

Senior Vice President – Known for her sound advice, unique perspectives and ability to identify creative solutions. Barbara has developed deep and longstanding strategic relationships with financial services firms – from wirehouses to boutiques, as well as the diverse independent space – and works with some of the most sophisticated teams and individual advisors. Learn more...

Integrated Advisors Network Builds Out Pathway for Breakaways

Integrated Advisors Network Builds Out Pathway for Breakaways

Barbara Herman Quoted – By Diana Britton, WealthManagement.com – Integrated Advisors Network, a Palos Verdes, Calif.-based support platform for registered investment advisors, has acquired ReDefine Independent Advisors, an RIA consulting firm, to build out a dedicated offering for breakaway advisors. As part of the deal, the firm has named ReDefine CEO Jason Inglis as its new president.

Avantax Wealth Management Launches New Affiliation, Referral Businesses

Avantax Wealth Management Launches New Affiliation, Referral Businesses

Barbara Herman Quoted – By Diana Britton, WealthManagement.com – Avantax Wealth Management, Blucora’s wealth management business created from the acquisitions of HD Vest and 1st Global, recently launched two new affiliation models to help recruit and support financial professionals whose value proposition is largely tax-centric financial planning.

How to Uncover a Firm’s Culture in a Time of Virtual Due Diligence—and Beyond

How to Uncover a Firm’s Culture in a Time of Virtual Due Diligence—and Beyond

By Barbara Herman – The search for a “better culture” has emerged in recent years as one of the single greatest drivers of advisor movement. Yet the term “culture” itself can evade simple definition. Culture can encompass an organization’s system of values and priorities, and influence every decision. It’s the undercurrent that directs, either subtly or overtly, the choices made and the paths taken.

Will Equity Answer Wealth Management’s “Compensation Conundrum?”

Will Equity Answer Wealth Management’s “Compensation Conundrum?”

Barbara Herman Quoted – By Charles Paikert, Family Wealth Report – What keeps owners of wealth management firms up at night? Compensation, recruiting, retention and equity certainly top most lists. According to Schwab’s 2020 Compensation Report, median compensation costs are 70 percent of revenues for firms with over $100 million in AUM.

Stifel hires former UBS, Merrill teams to staff two new offices

Stifel hires former UBS, Merrill teams to staff two new offices

By Andrew Welsch, OnWallStreet – Stifel signed on two teams managing more than $450 million in combined assets to staff two new branch offices, according to the firm, furthering the regional broker-dealer’s aggressive hiring streak in recent months.

Partners at an Impasse: 4 Paths to Consider When Advisors Become Divided on their Futures

Partners at an Impasse: 4 Paths to Consider When Advisors Become Divided on their Futures

By Barbara Herman – The strength of even the most successful partnerships may be tested when advisors consider changing firms. Many get stuck, reaching an impasse that can lead to a loss of momentum in both the business as well as the exploration process. Here are 4 paths to consider.

Team managing $1.2 billion at UBS joins Raymond James

Team managing $1.2 billion at UBS joins Raymond James

By InvestmentNews – A team of advisers that managed $1.2 billion in client assets at UBS in Overland Park, Kansas, is joining Raymond James & Associates, the broker-dealer’s employee adviser channel.

The Hill Group Exits Morgan Stanley for Sanctuary Wealth

The Hill Group Exits Morgan Stanley for Sanctuary Wealth

Barbara Herman Quoted – By Asia Martin, WealthManagement.com – When Emily Bowersock Hill read about Evans May Wealth joining Sanctuary Wealth Management from Merrill Lynch in 2019, she found a familiar story. The Indianapolis-based women-led firm sounded a lot like that of The Hill Group, a practice she started with her now retired father, Stephen Hill, that managed $500 million at Morgan Stanley.

$330m ex-UBS trio launches TruClarity-backed RIA

$330m ex-UBS trio launches TruClarity-backed RIA

By Ian Wenik, Citywire – A team of ex-UBS advisors in California has launched its own TruClarity-backed RIA. Father-and-son duo Nick and Bryan Garris, along with Orlo Elfes, have launched TriaGen Wealth Management in Calabasas, Calif. The team managed around $330m while at the wirehouse.

UBS team managing $330 million forms RIA

UBS team managing $330 million forms RIA

By Investment News – A three-adviser team managing $330 million in assets at UBS has formed TriaGen Wealth Management, a registered investment adviser, in Calabasas, Calif.

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