Ryan Thompson - Ryan serves as Regional Director in the Northwest. In this role, he oversees business development and business owner service in the Northwest region. Ryan joined FiNet from Bank of America Investment Services, Inc. where he served as Market Director of the Greater East Bay (N. California) for five years. Prior to his role at Bank of America, Ryan spent eight years at Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor and producing Sales Manager for the firm's Oakland/Berkeley/Orinda complex. He received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Chico and Masters Degree from St. Mary's College. Ryan and his wife Jill have three children, ranging from 8 years to 6 months old. He enjoys running, skiing and coaching his children's teams.

Craig Avery - Craig serves as Senior Vice President/Divisional Director for FiNet. Prior to assuming this position, Craig was Regional Director for the Western/Northeast Regions. Before that, he was Managing Director for two years of LionStone Wealth Management, a FiNet office located in Savannah, GA. During his tenure at LionStone, Craig also served on the Licensee Advisory Board (LAB) for FiNet as a business owner representative, and was the lead consultant for a strategic partnership with FiNet, offering business strategy and change management solutions for the transitioning financial advisors. Prior to being a FiNet business owner, Craig was a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch; the junior partner on a $225 million team which focused on dvisory services. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Craig was a management consultant for KPMG Consulting (now Bearing Point) and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), focusing on business development and process management solutions. Before coming into the "civilian world", Craig served his country as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the famed 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, GA. Craig is an active member of the Investment Management Consultants Association and maintains the series 7, 66, and 24 registrations. Craig and his wife, Eva, have two daughters, Anna Steele and Emily Michael and two sons, Grayson and Ethan.
Doug Dorsey launched Chesapeake Asset Management in 2007.
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Oct 1, 2008
John Peluso Writes To The Editor of Registered Rep
"The August 2008 article by Halah Touryalai concerning the SEC proposal to amend Reg S-P misrepresents the position of Wachovia Securities as it relates to the independent contractor business."  >>
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