Advisor Group and network member firm Securities America today announced the recruitment of Gaulden & Associates, a Durham, N.C.-based wealth management group with three financial professionals that manage $451 million in client assets, according to a news release.
Gaulden & Associates, led by CEO Gary Gaulden, joins Securities America through Arbor Point, one of Securities America’s corporate registered investment advisors, based in La Vista, Neb. Gaulden is joined by advisors Blake Gaulden and John Todd, all of whom were with Ameriprise.
The practice offers investment, retirement, estate and tax planning strategies for individuals, as well as retirement plan, benefits and compensation services for businesses.
Jim Nagengast, CEO and president of Securities America, said Gaulden's and his team's “collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit is an ideal match for our culture at Securities America. Meanwhile, through Arbor Point, Gary and his team have full access to a powerful advisory platform, industry leading technology, oversight and compliance support provided by a corporate RIA structure, and their choice of custodians."
Greg Cornick, Advisor Group’s president for Advice & Wealth Management, noted that Gaulden and his team have built a robust business serving clients in North Carolina’s fast-growing Research Triangle region, and “we look forward to empowering them to provide an even better service experience to the investors they support.”
Omaha, Neb.-based Securities America is a subsidiary of Advisor Group, the nation's largest network of independent wealth management firms, serving approximately 11,100 financial professionals and overseeing over $450 billion in client assets.