A summary of wealth management moves for the North American market during November.

Angeles Wealth Management appointed Jonah Cave as chief growth officer, based in Dallas. He joined from CH Investment Partners, a multi-family office now part of Cresset Capital. Prior to CH Investment Partners, Cave served in senior leadership roles in the global equity divisions at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Reckoner Capital Management appointed Jon Lin as managing director of business development â€“ a new role for the firm. Lin worked in alternative credit, private credit, structured credit, and real estate strategies for 18 years. Before this post, Lin served as vice president of institutional client advisory at Prospect Capital. 

Cetera welcomed financial advisors Scott Thaxton and Greg Pennini after a longtime affiliation with LPL. The established ensemble practice carries out its business as CarrThaxton Financial Group.

Addepar appointed Peter O’Brien as chief revenue officer and Janeen France as the company’s first chief client officer. She is based in Ireland; O’Brien joined Addepar in New York in 2014. 

Osaic said that True Wealth Advisors, formerly with LPL Financial, had joined it. The Englewood, Colorado–based firm oversees more than $705 million in client assets. True Wealth is led by Mason Samuels, and a five-advisor group including Alex Goldstein, Lloyd Sprague, Sam Grizzle and Ryan Nuu; they are supported by Sami Merrick, Jake Rolin and Ruth Leyerle. 

Mesirow, a financial services group, appointed Nitay Laor to join its wealth management business as director, strategic growth and acquisitions. The role is a new one for the firm. Nitay served as vice president at Mesirow Investment Banking.

London-headquartered bfinance, an investment consultancy, appointed Donn Cox as its first head of North America. Cox – an industry veteran best known for founding LP Capital Advisors and his subsequent positions within Pavilion Alternatives Group and Mercer – heads a team of consultants in the US and Canada based in offices in Chicago, Toronto and Montreal. He is based in Chicago. 

Sapient Capital appointed Joshua Mandelbaum as a partner and advisor in its New York office. Mandelbaum has 17 years of experience from JP Morgan Private Bank, where he began his career after graduating from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2008.

Savant Wealth Management, an RIA, appointed Matt Lane as its chief people officer. Lane has more than 25 years of business-focused human capital leadership.

Feruz Erizku joined RBC Global Asset Management this month in the newly-created role as director, US strategy. Based in Boston, she reports to Alison LaRocque, managing director, RBC GAM strategy. Erizku has more than 12 years of experience in management consulting and finance. She was previously an associate partner at Bain & Company, collaborating with executive teams at major global companies on strategy, operating model, organizational design, and social impact. 

Cresset appointed Albert Leshinsky as managing director, head of corporate development. Leshinsky is based in New York. Prior to his new role, Leshinsky worked as vice president senior MD, advisor recruiting at Clearstead, and before that, he was head of JP MA Advisor Recruiting for JP Morgan.

Former UBS Financial Services advisors Denis Cleary and Greg Devine, who between them looked after about $6 billion in client money, formed their own firm. Called 71 West Capital Partners, the business is a registered investment advisor with offices in Boston and Los Angeles. Cleary started his career as a corporate attorney before serving as executive director of one of the largest private operating foundations on the East Coast. At Goldman Sachs, where he was a managing director. Devine began his wealth management career in 2004, following a career in Silicon Valley's technology sector. In 2016, he moved to the greater Los Angeles area. Joining Cleary and Devine at 71 West were team members Abigail Harris, Matthew Kirshner, Chris Carbone, William Corman, Spencer Danziger and Nolan Morr.

UBS appointed Ben Firestein as head of field leader development and head of national recruiting and retention, Global Wealth Management US. Prior to joining the Swiss firm, Firestein worked for more than 30 years at Morgan Stanley.

Cohen & Steers, the New York-listed investment firm specializing in real estate, commodities and other real assets, said Daniel Noonan, executive vice president and head of global wealth, was promoted to head of global distribution. Noonan joined the firm in 2024 to lead the firm's wealth management business. Before joining Cohen & Steers, Noonan was senior managing director and head of enterprise wealth and private capital at Nuveen. 

Withers appointed senior counsel Frank Lord to grow its art and advisory practice in the US. Lord, who is based in New York, spent more than five years leading his own specialized art law practice. Sarina Taylor also joined the US Art and Advisory team from Milbank LLP. She is a former Christie's specialist in Asian 20th century and contemporary art.

Sapient Capital appointed David Larado, a former long-serving UBS senior figure, as a partner. Larado spent 19 years at UBS serving in leadership roles in the advisor recruiting and UHNW Americas businesses. Most recently, he was head of advisor recruiting and retention; he also put together UBS’s Aspiring Legacy FA (ALFA) Program.

RBC Wealth Management expanded into Louisiana with a new branch in New Orleans run by a five-person team. The Heller Stieffel & Noto Wealth Management team, which launched the new office, joined from UBS. 

The group includes:
-- Mark H Heller, manging director – financial advisor; 
-- Diana Dalton Stieffel, MP – financial advisor; 
-- Andrew B Noto, financial advisor; 
-- Terri Folkins, senior investment associate – branch service manager; and 
-- Colleen Kirkpatrick, senior client associate.

Calamos Wealth Management added two senior advisory figures: Gregory Whitehead and Tony Oommen. Whitehead and Oommen lead the firm's Northeast and Midwest practices, respectively.

Whitehead has more than 18 years’ financial services experience, most recently serving as director of wealth management for the Greater Metro Region at Charles Schwab. Oommen has more than 27 years of experience serving high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients across wealth management models. Most recently, he served as a wealth management advisor for Fidelity Private Wealth Management. 

Macquarie Asset Management appointed three senior figures to join its wealth business. The new appointees are Crista Demasi, head of the US strategic relationships group; Debra Probst, the global head of wealth channel marketing; and Danielle Hickey, director of platform development, private markets solutions. 

Wilshire, an investment solutions and analytics platform, appointed former Cerity Partners chief growth officer Todd Cassler as chief revenue officer, a new role for the firm. Cassler has more than 20 years of experience in financial services.

RBC Wealth Management elevated Scott Skinner to Mountain South divisional director. Skinner previously served as the firm’s Texas South complex director.

RBC Global Asset Management hired Christopher Martin as institutional portfolio manager for the alternatives sector – a newly-created role. Based in Boston, he reports to Kevin Dockrell, MD and leader of RBC GAM US Institutional Portfolio Managers. Prior to this, Martin worked at Pathstone where he was a director in the firm’s investment management research group; he was at the wealth management group for nine years.

Carson Group said wealth advisor James Fetters joined the firm to launch his new independent practice, Blueprint Wealth Management. Based in Santa Monica, California, Fetters joined Carson Group from Northwestern Mutual.

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management brought in two new advisor teams. Joiners were Carol Nulman and Richard Lewis, who became managing directors and principals, opening a new office in Rhode Island. Leah Hokenson also joined as MD and principal in the New York office.

Aprio, a US business advisory and accounting firm, appointed Eric Flynn to join Aprio Wealth Management as chief wealth officer, a newly-formed role. Before this, Flynn was head of wealth management for Compound, based in Bozeman, Montana.

Lenox Advisors appointed Colleen Tinch as senior vice president and head of marketing, based in Chicago. Previosly, she worked at Mesirow, as managing director of strategic marketing and sales enablement for the firm’s global investment management business. 

The Financial Planning Association® (FPA), a membership organization and trade association for Certified Financial Planner® professionals, said its board of directors had elected D Crystal Alford-Cooper, CFP®, as the 2026 FPA president-elect for a one-year term. Alford-Cooper is director of financial planning at Law & Associates Wealth Management and Planning in Glen Echo, Maryland. 

The FPA also elected three new members to its board:
-- Maria Castillo Dominguez, CFP® – founder of Valoria Wealth Management in Miami, Florida. 
-- Gregory Furer, CFP®, CRPC®, CPFA – CEO of Beratung Advisors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
-- Otto L Rivera, CFP®, EA – He is an Orlando-based financial planner and investment advisor at White Lighthouse Investment Management.

Separately, Carl M Christie, CFP®, CFS®, was elected to a fourth year of board service. 

Raymond James made a number of appointments:
Daniel Timberlake and Alexis “Lexi” Howard joined employee advisor channel. The advisors were previously with Wells Fargo, and based in Boise, Idaho.

The independent advisor channel welcomed financial advisors Gabor Nagy and Robert Kemper. They joined from Commonwealth Financial Network and based in Mendham, New Jersey, operating as Mendham Wealth Partners.

Advisors Kenneth Russell and William Sosebee, who joined the employee advisor channel, and joined from Wells Fargo, operate as Providence Wealth Management of Raymond James, based in Gardendale and Cullman, Alabama. 

Financial advisor Gabriel Oxios joined its independent advisor channel. He was formerly at VALIC Financial Advisors, now Corebridge Financial. He is based in Coral Gables, Florida.

Financial advisors Jason Holland and Candice Holland joined the independent advisor channel, arriving from Truist Investment Services. Their Holland & Co Wealth Advisors business is in Melbourne, Florida.

Dupont Kirven joined the independent advisor channel in Greensboro, North Carolina. The advisor was previously at Edward Jones for 17 years.

The firm welcomed advisors in different US markets:

-- Haim Sander joined the employee advisor channel, arriving from Wells Fargo where he oversaw about $250 million in client assets. He operates as Sander Wealth Advisory of Raymond James, based in Fort Myers, Florida; 
-- Garrett Coates, who joined the employee advisor channel, was formerly with JP Morgan. Coates is based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. 
-- Vincent McPhail, formerly with Wells Fargo, joined the employee advisor channel in Spokane, Washington.

Financial advisors Hugo Porro and Manuel Porro joined the employee advisor channel, based in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Financial advisor David Morgan joined the independent advisor channel in Greensboro, North Carolina, operating as Morgan Wealth Partners.

Financial advisors Matt Kern and Brad Collins, who are based in Charlotte, North Carolina, joined the independent advisor channel of Raymond James, operating as Diamond Grove Wealth Management. The arrived from MML Investors Services.