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Raymond James Financial Services Adds Advisor From UBS In California
Financial advisor Barry Stern has joined Raymond James Financial Services, Raymond James’ independent broker-dealer, in Westlake Village, CA.
Financial advisor Barry Stern has joined Raymond James Financial Services, Raymond James’ independent broker-dealer, in Westlake Village, CA.
Stern is formerly of UBS Financial Services, where he managed more than $107 million in client assets and had annual fees and commissions of about $1.1 million. Joining him at Raymond James is Kathleen Loretto, client relationship manager. The team operates as Ocean West Wealth Strategies, an independent firm.
Stern owned his own small business for four years before joining Merrill Lynch in 1983. He also worked at Prudential-Bache, Dean Witter/Morgan Stanley and UBS before joining Raymond James.
Loretto joined Raymond James and Stern’s team in 2014, bringing more than 20 years of experience working with brokers and custodians as an investment analyst, portfolio administrator and operations assistant.
Through Raymond James, the team provides services including financial, retirement, college and estate planning; 401(k) advising; insurance and annuities; and asset allocation.
