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HighTower Welcomes $1 Billion Team In NYC
Eliane Chavagnon
2 February 2017
The former Westchester Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors and Legacy Group of Morgan Stanley have linked up to launch through HighTower. Co-founders Joel Talish, chief executive, and John Buffa, managing director, lead the new team, which manages $1 billion in assets and is based in New York City. Buffa and Talish spent the previous 19 and 10 years at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo, respectively. Cognetic Capital Advisors is the second $1 billion team to join the HighTower community in 2017. Last month, Fortress Wealth Planning launched on the HighTower platform in Jacksonville, FL.