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DECEMBER 26, 2017 • HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL | 23 Largest registered investment advisory firms in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local investment advisors as of August 2017) Rank Firm No. of local investment advisors Local assets under management Total no. of investment advisors Total assets under management Top local executive Headquarters Year founded 1 Webster Investments 64 S. Main St. Wallingford, CT 06492 203-741-6580; public.websteronline.com 48 $2,300,000,000 55 $3,200,000,000 John Olerio, SVP & director Waterbury, CT 1995 2 RBC Wealth Management (1) 20 Church St., Suite 2300 Hartford, CT 06103 800-243-2478; www.rbcwmfa.com 43 $8,100,000,000 1,800 $294,000,000,000 Aaron Scott, Director, Hartford complex Minneapolis, MN 1909 3 Fiduciary Investment Advisors 100 Northfield Drive, 4th Floor Windsor, CT 06095 860-683-1187; www.fiallc.com 17 $58,000,000,000 17 $58,000,000,000 Mark Wetzel, President Windsor, CT 2006 4 Northstar Wealth Partners (2) 433 South Main St., Suite 322 West Hartford, CT 06110 888-886-7737; www.northstarwealthpartners.com, www.nstarwp.com 14 $838,116,329 14 $838,116,329 Robert Laraia, Founding partner West Hartford, CT 2009 5 YHB Investment Advisors Inc. 29 South Main St., Suite 306 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-7050; www.yhbia.com 12 $1,029,241,414 12 $1,029,241,414 Paul R. Martel, President Mark W. Everette, CEO West Hartford, CT 1989 6 Bradley, Foster & Sargent Inc. City Place II, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-527-8050; www.bfsinvest.com 11 $3,120,000,000 11 $3,120,000,000 Steven L. Willcox, President & CEO Hartford, CT 1994 7 Ohanesian/Lecours 433 S. Main St., Suite 104 West Hartford, CT 06110 860-521-4751; www.ol-advisors.com 10 $750,000,000 15 $750,000,000 Richard Ohanesian, President & partner West Hartford, CT 1989 8 Connecticut Wealth Management LLC 281 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-470-0290; www.ctwealthmgmt.com 8 $720,000,000 8 $720,000,000 Kevin C. Leahy, President & CEO Farmington, CT 2010 9 MJP Wealth Advisors 790 Farmington Ave., Building 3 Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-7755; www.mjpwealthadvisors.com 8 $363,200,000 8 $363,200,000 Brian Vendig, President & managing executive Farmington, CT 1981 10 3D Asset Management Inc. 100 Constitution Plaza, Suite 700 Hartford, CT 06103 860-291-1998; www.3dadvisor.com 8 $178,409,226 (3) 16 $489,915,938 John O'Connor, President Hartford, CT 2006 11 Resources Management Corp. 433 South Main St., Suite 200 West Hartford, CT 06110 860-561-1245; resourcesmanagementcorp.com 7 $719,000,000 7 $719,000,000 Michael W. Herlihy, President & COO West Hartford, CT 1983 12 Gottfried & Somberg Wealth Management LLC 340 Hebron Ave. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-430-9104; www.gottfriedsomberg.com 7 $625,000,000 7 $625,000,000 Joshua Gottfried, Co- founder & principal Glastonbury, CT 1999 13 Karn Couzens & Associates Inc. 10 Melrose Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-676-2727; karncouzens.com 6 $334,500,000 6 $334,500,000 Robert A. Karn, Principal Jeffrey Couzens, Vice president Farmington, CT 1987 14 Private Capital Group LLC 29 S. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06107 860-561-1162; www.pcgct.com 5 $725,000,000 5 $725,000,000 Benjamin Kille William Rabbit, Founders West Hartford, CT 2003 15 Olson Mobeck Investment Advisors (4) 1310 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 201 Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-563-2368; www.olsonmobeck.com 4 $770,000,000 4 $770,000,000 Jeff Liguori, Managing director Bridgeport, CT 1976 16 USI Advisors Inc. (5) 95 Glastonbury Blvd., Suite 102 Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-633-5283; www.usiadvisorsinc.com 4 $560,665,593 13 $15,019,295,838 Michael Welz, President & chief investment officer Glastonbury, CT 1981 17 Robert Hensley & Associates 10 Avon Meadow Lane, Suite 1 Avon, CT 06001 860-678-1090; hensleyassociates.com 4 $275,000,000 4 $275,000,000 Robert S. Hensley, President Avon, CT 1991 18 Smith Bros. Financial LLC 68 National Drive Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-430-3299; www.smithbrothersfs.com 4 $185,000,000 4 $185,000,000 Stephen Michaels, Financial advisor Glastonbury, CT 2005 19 Hammond Iles Wealth Advisors 100 Great Meadow Road, Suite 701 Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-258-2600; www.hammondiles.com 4 $150,435,000 5 $173,756,000 Greg Hammond, CEO & wealth impact strategist Wethersfield, CT 2001 20 Constitution Group of Wells Fargo Advisors 180 Glastonbury Blvd., Suite 301 Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-368-6932 3 $800,000,000 3 $800,000,000 Arthur B. Sullivan, Managing director & investment officer Thomas A. Ragonese, Managing director & investment officer Zachary W. Tracey, Financial consultant St. Louis, MO 2010 21 SKY Investment Group LLC One Financial Plaza, Suite 2010 Hartford, CT 06103 860-761-9700; www.skyig.com 3 $216,544,961 3 $400,629,326 Robert Bingham, President & chief investment officer Hartford, CT 2005 22 Pinnacle Investment Management 573 Hopmeadow St. Simsbury, CT 06070 860-651-1716; pinnacle-investment.com 3 $182,603,000 3 $182,603,000 John W. Eckel, President Simsbury, CT 1991 Source: Each firm via survey. Notes: An investment advisor as defined by FINRA provides advice about securities to clients and is required to register with the SEC or the state in which it practices. The company can be called an asset manager, investment counselor, investment manager, portfolio manager or a wealth manager. (1) A division of RBC Capital Markets LLC. (2) Securities offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Northstar Wealth Partners, a Registered Investment Advisor and a separate entity from LPL Financial. (3) Asset figures are from SEC Form ADV filing on Dec. 31, 2016. (4) Subsidiary of People's United Bank. (5) Part of USI Consulting Group. Figures represent assets under advisement. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. LARGEST REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISORY FIRMS IN GREATER HARTFORD (Ranked by number of local investment advisors as of August 2017) BANKING & FINANCE