NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Royal Alliance Associates, a premier independent broker-dealer, recruited a successful family-run practice with total AUM of $150 million and $1 million in GDC. The team, Strategic Financial and Tax Planning, Inc., was attracted to Royal’s open architecture platform that provides customized, cutting-edge technology and a wealth of marketing support.
“Royal Alliance has had a very successful recruiting year,” said Kevin Beard, Senior Vice President of Recruiting. “We have attracted a number of talented advisors and practices to our firm in 2013 and have a full pipeline of recruits in the coming months. Our ongoing commitment to independent advisors, investments in their business, industry-leading technology and high-touch culture continue to attract top advisors to Royal Alliance.”
Strategic Financial and Tax Planning, Inc., based in Hauppauge, New York, and led by advisors Guy Nicosia, John Nicosia and Gerard Nicosia, focuses on accounting and tax preparations and serves more than 2,000 clients. The family-run practice, eager to grow and reach new clients, migrated to Royal Alliance for access to the firm’s proven platform and technological solutions.
“We are keenly focused on taking our practice to the next level, and after researching a number of broker-dealers, it was clear that partnering with Royal Alliance would serve us, our clients and prospective clients best,” said Guy Nicosia, President, Strategic Financial and Tax Planning. “The high-touch service, personalized support and wealth of technology allow us to be more efficient and effective and spend more time with clients.”
Strategic Financial joined Affiliated Advisors, Inc., a large Royal Alliance OSJ based in New York. Rita Robbins, President of Affiliated Advisors, said, “A number of successful advisors have joined our practice in recent months. As advisors continue to seek the right broker-dealer – firms that are financially strong, stable and positioned to serve advisors over the long-term – I am confident we will bring even more talent to our organization.”
Royal Alliance is consistently recognized as one of the premier independent broker-dealers in the country. Our reputation is the result of our open-architecture model and commitment to leading edge technology and superior service. Royal Alliance’s trademark is a culture defined by having personal relationships with our advisors that are based on mutual trust, loyalty and integrity. With over $45 billion in total account assets and over 1,700 affiliated independent financial advisors, Royal Alliance is the preferred destination among leading financial advisors. Royal Alliance is a registered broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment advisor. For more information, visit http://www.RoyalAlliance.com.
