A transition was announced in the financial industry as New Jersey-based Summit Financial Holdings said it is adding a team of advisors that it recruited from Merrill Lynch, according to a report in Advisor Hub.
Managing partner Richard J. McWhorter, along with client associates Sandra Parracino and Kyle Szesnat, have joined Summit and created a new practice called SRM Private Wealth. As part of the move, SRM chose Goldman Sachs as its custody provider. McWhorter was reported to have managed $1.9 billion in assets in Pasadena, California.
The SRM team serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, including executives in the sports and entertainment industries. “What drew me to Summit was its powerhouse of resources designed to accelerate our growth,” McWhorter said. “Throughout the due diligence process, it became evident that Summit’s open-architecture approach to investment opportunities, combined with Goldman Sachs’ custody solution, was precisely what my team needed in order to succeed. Equipped with these powerful tools and solutions, I’m excited to focus on further enhancing my client service and acquiring new business.”
McWhorter’s move to Summit, a registered investment advisory firm, occurred last month. The addition of SRM strengthens Summit’s West Coast presence and brings the total assets added in 2024 to over $5 billion.
Summit said that advisors who join its RIA maintain full ownership of their businesses, and advisors who meet certain criteria are invited to join Summit Growth Partners. They gain access to Summit’s full suite of services and have the freedom to choose their preferred custodial provider.
McWhorter is registered with Summit’s RIA and maintains his brokerage license through a Kentucky-based independent broker-dealer Private Client Services.
“Throughout Summit’s rich forty-year history, we have championed and supported advisors in their quest for independence,” said Stan Gregor, CEO of Summit Financial Holdings. “Today, we’re delighted to welcome Richard, one such high-performing advisor with a deep commitment to putting clients first, and to help his team define success on their own terms. We look forward to empowering his continued growth with the launch of SRM Private Wealth.”
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