On the list of top wealth advisers, you won’t see many professionals from banks and brokerages. One reason is that those advisers often get clients from existing bank relationships, not necessarily outside referrals—so a peer survey can miss them.
Yet while some investors prefer small, independent firms like the ones that dominate that list, others want a big name such as Merrill Lynch or Wells Fargo behind their money. Plus, an adviser at a big bank or brokerage may have access to initial public offerings, venture equity, and other investments not offered by small shops.
So we asked the following banks and brokerages for the names of their financial advisers with the most assets under management, or AUM. These are the names the institutions provided. While having a high AUM is no guarantee that an adviser is among the best, it does suggest that he or she is doing something right to keep and attract clients.
Where an adviser is based may matter less than the relationship you have with that person. “The adviser may be very smart,” says Morgan Stanley’s Marvin McIntyre, “but it’s much more important that you like them and trust them.”
FEATURED: Susan Traver
Susan Traver is the regional president for BNY Mellon Wealth Management in its Mid-Atlantic Region. In this role, she manages all portfolio management and new business development activities in the region. She is an active board member for the DC Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and is on the advisory board of American University’s Kogod School of Business.
Regional President, BNY Mellon Wealth Management Washington, DC
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BB&T
Jan E. Conner. CFP, Fairfax; 703-293-3722
Adam Deal. Downtown DC; 202-478-4753
Douglas French. CFP, Manassas; 703-331-1257
Christina H. James. CFP, Herndon; 703-437-2921
S. Suzanne Kim. CFP, Fairfax; 703-259-2457
Jason Poe. Annandale; 703-813-1295
Dana Williams. Columbia; 443-367-5263
BNY Mellon
Bruce Holmquist. Downtown DC; 202-624-7947
Christopher Ross. Downtown DC; 202-624-7955
Susan Traver. Downtown DC; 202-624-7946
Burke & Herbert Bank
Travis Clarke. CFP, Alexandria; 703-837-3838
William Cole. CFP, Annandale; 703-837-3842
Mauricio Perea. CFP, CFA, Alexandria; 703-919-8540
Christopher Talbert. CFP, McLean; 703-837-3834
Capital One Investing
Keyan Abrishamkar. Rockville and Gaithersburg; 240-507-8901
Rosemarie Cohen. CFP, Rockville; 301-255-6327
George Enone. Silver Spring; 240-224-4579
Kregg Hanowell. Germantown; 301-938-7491
Greg Pang. McLean; 301-718-6718
Ann Phimmasone. Lansdowne; 571-271-1306
Anoput Phimmasone. Downtown DC; 202-603-6094
Charles Schwab
Grant Joiner. McLean; 703-761-1570
Gregory Matthews. Bethesda; 301-941-9801
Dennis Oparaugo. Bowie; 240-334-4366
Nick Shea. downtown DC; 202-530-1870
Chevy Chase Trust
Lawrence P. Fisher II. Bethesda; 240-497-5090
Susan Freed. CFP, Bethesda; 240-497-5009
Deborah Gandy. Bethesda; 240-497-5074
Michael Gildenhorn. JD, Bethesda; 240-497-5094
Craig Pernick. Bethesda; 240-497-5092
Marc Wishkoff. Bethesda; 240-497-5023
Citi
Rose Cohen. downtown DC; 202-776-1506
David Orleans. downtown DC; 202-776-1507
Michael Persinski. CFA, downtown DC; 202-776-1526
Deutsche Bank
Richard Harris. downtown DC; 202-626-7008
Todd Kingsley. downtown DC; 202-626-7059
Perry Trimble. downtown DC; 202-626-7010
Seth Wernick. downtown DC; 202-626-7013
J.P. Morgan
Courtney Straus. CFA, downtown DC; 202-533-2115
Merrill Lynch
Gregory Baker. CIMA, Bethesda; 301-215-4424
Ronya Corey. CFP, ChFC, CRPC, downtown DC; 202-659-6081
Jeffrey W. Eveland. CFP, CRPC, Leesburg; 703-779-2130
Neil J. Goetzman. Alexandria; 703-838-6816
Paul F. (Skip) Goree III. CFP, CRPC, downtown DC; 202-659-7494
Particia Flowers Jacobina. CFP, CRPC, Vienna; 703-734-8022
Neil Kishter. downtown DC; 202-659-5033
Steve Lvovsky. CIMA, Rockville; 301-230-6634
Robert Moon. downtown DC; 202-659-3068
William F. Orr. CIMA, Frederick; 301-698-4710
Greg Popera. Vienna; 703-734-8194
Thomas Rietano. downtown DC; 202-659-7421
David Ruben. Bethesda; 301-215-4410
William Slater. downtown DC; 202-659-7387
Rob Testwuide. CFP, Reston; 703-464-8809
Morgan Stanley
Brett W. Anthony. downtown DC; 202-862-9082
Donald Caron Jr. downtown DC; 202-857-5437
Lynn Alexis Lee Corey. CIMA, Alexandria; 703-535-8375
Donald Caron Jr. downtown DC; 202-857-5437
Jonathan R. Legg. downtown DC; 202-862-9003
Marvin McIntyre. downtown DC; 202-778-1381
Hugh L. (Trip) McLaughlin III. CIMA, downtown DC; 202-862-9152
Thomas Mergner. Bethesda; 301-657-6359
Matthew J. Offen, downtown DC; 202-862-9035
Michael J. O’Neill, downtown DC; 202-862-9140
John Reim. downtown DC; 202-862-9111
Robert S. Scherer. (Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley) Potomac; 202-279-6403
Dexter Walker. downtown DC; 202-862-7522
John M. Williams. downtown DC; 202-862-2870
James Whelan Wohlgemuth. downtown DC; 202-862-9006
PNC
J. Max Barger. JD, McLean; 703-506-2967
Todd Chester. CFA, downtown DC and Baltimore; 410-347-8177
Cindy Condyles. downtown DC; 202-835-5375
Christina Crow. McLean; 703-506-2750
Brian Ellis. CFA, Bethesda; 301-347-3213
Scott Emmer. JD, Bethesda; 301-347-3203
Brian Horan. Bethesda; 301-347-3208
Jonathan Horgan. CFA, McLean; 703-506-2788
Ken Killfoil. CIMA, downtown DC; 202-835-6883
Bruce Koshkish. Bethesda; 301-347-3226
Robert Magielnicki. JD, downtown DC and Baltimore; 202-973-6711
Nancy McColgan. CFP, downtown DC and Baltimore; 410-237-5967
George Rubeiz. downtown DC; 202-835-6867
Stephen Thormahlen. downtown DC; 202-835-5264
Valerie Vander Molen. McLean; 703-506-2787
James Barnette Jr., CFP, Reston; 703-406-8440
Steve Lee. Columbia; 443-276-9595
John Lynch. Fulton and Reston; 410-715-3600
Tony Nerantzis. Leesburg; 703-737-0030
Todd Shaw III. Ellicott City; 410-418-8627
Rick Wagener. CFP, CLU, ChFC, Columbia; 443-276-9595
Raymond James
James Barnette Jr. CFP, Reston; 703-406-8440
Steve Lee, Columbia; 443-276-9595
John Lynch, Fulton and Reston; 410-715-3600
Tony Nerantzis, Leesburg; 703-737-0030
Todd Shaw III, Ellicott City; 410-418-8627
Rick Wagener, CFP, CLU, ChFC, Columbia; 443-276-9595
RBC
Loren Danielson. downtown DC; 202-661-9566
Ann Marie Etergino. CIMA, AIF, Chevy Chase; 301-907-2772
Sally Kirkpatrick. JD, AIF, Chevy Chase; 301-907-2758
Steven Ross. CFP, the Ross Group, downtown DC; 202-661-9519
Sandy Spring Bank
Frederic Burke. JD, CFP, CEBS; Bethesda, Olney, and Fairfax; 301-774-8410
SunTrust
Thomas J. Gletner Jr. downtown DC; 202-879-7077
Michael J. Leasure. CFP, Chevy Chase; 240-781-0012
Jim McCormack. CRPC, Vienna; 703-442-1713
Annette Nicolay. Chevy Chase; 240-781-0018
Sunil K. Setia. downtown DC; 202-879-6391
Roger Wallach. Vienna; 703-442-1509
Tony Wykes. Chevy Chase; 240-781-0016
UBS
Patrick Adams. CFP, ChFC, downtown DC; 202-585-5365
Robert Allred. CFP, downtown DC; 202-585-5425
Paul “Skip” Anderson. Bethesda; 301-718-5010.
Keith Apton. downtown DC; 202-585-5358
Wm. Randall Cone, AIF. CIMA, downtown DC; 202-585-5466
Susan Crown. CIMA, downtown DC; 202-585-5415
Sandra Cunningham. CFP, CIMA, downtown DC; 202-585-5348
Barry Haffner. downtown DC; 202-585-5440
Hammond Han. downtown DC; 202-654-6600
Brandon Mink. CRPC, Vienna; 703-734-8470
Stephen Park. CRPC, Vienna; 703-734-8484
Arun Sardana. CIMA, Bethesda; 301-718-5098
United Bank
Michael Bolen. Arlington; 703-531-2955
Derek Elphick. CFA, Bethesda; 301-280-7633
Andrew McCully. Vienna; 703-442-7115
Richard Spivey. CLU, ChFC, Bethesda; 301-280-7630
William (Bill) Vyskocil. RPA, Bethesda; 301-280-7632
Edward (Ned) Worthington IV. Bethesda; 301-280-7631
U.S. Trust
Marc Broderick. McLean; 703-761-8392
Christopher Carr. downtown DC; 202-442-7551
Maria Clarke. CFA, McLean; 703-761-8050
Zachary Cohen. CFP, Chevy Chase; 202-380-1726
Lis Driscoll. Chevy Chase; 240-380-1722
Blair Ege, CRPC. downtown DC; 202-442-7448
Thomas T. Firth. Chevy Chase; 240-380-1757
Dionne Gumbs. downtown DC; 202-442-7547
Christopher Johnston. Chevy Chase; 240-380-1751
Julio Lacayo. Chevy Chase; 240-380-1728
Ramona Mockoviak. McLean; 703-761-9327
Michael Savage. JD, CFP, downtown DC; 202-442-7477
Geoffrey Sipes. Chevy Chase; 703-761-8380
Brent Smith. downtown DC; 202-442-7397
Connie A. Torabian. downtown DC; 240-380-1742
Wells Fargo
Neal Abravanel. CFP, CRPC, Bethesda; 301-961-0123
Deborah Bowles. CFP, Bethesda; 301-961-0157
Tristan Caudron. CFP, CRPC, AAMS, Alexandria; 703-739-4548
Bradford Coyle. CRPC, McLean; 703-827-7611
Susan Gallagher. CFP, Bethesda; 301-961-0140
Thomas Haselhorst. McLean; 703-761-4747
Gregory Keil. downtown DC; 202-861-4451
Christopher Sargent. downtown DC; 202-872-6570
Tripp Shreves. CIMA, downtown DC; 202-861-4417
Marcia Simpkins. downtown DC; 202-828-8126
David Speck. Alexandria; 703-739-4548
