Merrill Lynch seems to be playing an ugly game of “Taureau, Taureau” with its top wealth management teams and financial advisors. Adapt to the new strident culture or don’t. It’s too bad that the strength of the bull that Merrill has been known for has its best people running for better brighter horizons. The departure of White Plains, NY-based Reinstein Nelson Group for First Republic is yet another important departure of a highly regarded and awarded team.
Roger Gershman, familiar with the team remarked, “the Reinstein Nelson Group got a phenomenal deal with First Republic as we watch the stampede out of Merrill Lynch. Maybe Merrill will wake up and begin to understand how important culture and those that have served the firm for years over years are, or not. First Republic clearly cares about talent and culture, not to mention high touch service. The returned focus on banking at Merrill isn’t paying off.”
The nine-person team had been with Merrill since 1998 and is led by Managing Directors, Harold Reinstein and Michael Nelson who’ve been chosen by Forbes as the “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Other members of the team are: Daniel Sirota, Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor, Pascale Hainline, Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor, Kimberly Ann Ferry, Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor, Mary Jane Wolfson, Assistant Vice President and Investment Management Specialist, Amanda McNulty, Senior Wealth Management Client Associate, Oleg Zubarev, Wealth Management Client Associate, and Erika Jenkins, Wealth Management Client Associate.
Throughout the years advisors on the team have been recognized by:
- Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors
- Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors
- Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisors
- Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors
- Forbes SHOOK Best-in-State Next Generation Wealth Advisors
- And more…
Perhaps First Republic will allow the team to continue to execute on the high client service model their clients have come to expect.
