Securities America’s 2017 National Conference Offers Building Blocks for Future Success
July 14 2017 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Numerous training opportunities focused on
growing business under new regulations
More than 1,200 advisors, assistants and industry professionals
enjoyed valuable training and networking opportunities at
Securities America’s Connect National Conference, June 25-28, in
San Diego, California.
Securities America, an independent broker-dealer, is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.
(NYSE MKT: LTS, LTS PrA).
The annual conference came on the heels of the June 9 effective
date for the initial requirements for the Department of Labor
fiduciary rule to take effect. As a result, much of the training
and discussion focused on how to continue growing a business under
the new regulations.
“We’ve taken a very business-friendly, advisor-friendly approach
to our implementation of DOL,” Securities America CEO and President
Jim Nagengast said during his opening keynote address. “We’re
remaining true to our values on how we’ve built our business.
That’s a commitment to choice, flexibility and open
architecture.”
For Lou Mancinelli, a financial advisor with a practice in
Branchburg, New Jersey, the educational sessions provided vital
tools to build on his three decades of industry experience and
prepare for the future.
“I’m here to go to these classes and get an idea of where the
industry is going and what the next trends are,” Mancinelli said.
“You have to be flexible and adaptable.”
Greg Frentzen of Frentzen Financial Services in Perkasie,
Pennsylvania, said the conference was a great opportunity to
discover new resources and insight he can use to benefit his
clients.
"I’m going to take what I’ve learned and translate it into
useful information that will benefit my clients,” Frentzen said.
“That’s my goal.”
In addition to Nagengast, other keynote speakers included Missy
Escribano, founder and executive director of Ripple Effect
Strategies; Phil Blancato, CEO and president of Ladenburg Thalmann
Asset Management; Nick Buettner, community and corporate program
director for the Blue Zones Project and comedian Martin Short.
“From an educational perspective, this conference was an
enormous success,” Nagengast said. “Advisors took home a wealth of
information and resources that will help them continue to offer
their clients the best advice while adjusting to the historic
changes impacting our industry,”
About Securities America
Securities America is one of the nation’s largest independent
broker-dealers with more than 2,200 independent advisors and over
$72 billion in client assets.
Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., member
FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Securities America
Advisors, Inc., an SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm.
Securities America and Frentzen Financial Services are separate
entities.
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