These are the Top 40 Brokers Under 40

Top 40 Under 40

With our annual rankings, Financial Planning recognizes the industry’s top-producing young brokers among wirehouses and regional firms.

On a combined basis, the Top 40 Brokers Under 40 generate more than $203 million in annual production — an average of $5.1 million per year — and oversee $46 billion in client assets. The group’s production rose 22% from last year’s class, while the assets surged by 24%.

Financial advisors earning a spot in the 2022 edition of the rankings come from seven different firms: Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Chase, UBS, Wells Fargo, William Blair and Baird. For the third year in a row, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Merrill Private Wealth Management together have the most brokers in the group, at 15, followed by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management with 11.

To view the Top 40 Brokers Under 40, scroll down our slideshow. For a profile of award-winning J.P. Morgan Wealth Management advisor David Li, click here. To find out why this year’s group is a milestone and what that means for wealth management, click here.

A note on methodology: Nominees for the rankings were 39 or younger as of Dec. 31, 2021, and were registered with a wealth management firm in the employee channel. FP uses production totals that are verified by each broker’s employer to determine the rankings. Trailing 12-month production and AUM are as of Sept. 31, 2021.

40. Kyle Harris

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Firm: UBS

Location: Baltimore

Age: 38

Production: $3,324,982.12

AUM: $558,070,688.82

39. Paul Roy

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Firm: Wells Fargo Advisors

Location: Boston

Age: 37

Production: $3,435,575.00

AUM: $589,346,833.00

38. David Dreifuss

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Firm: William Blair

Location: Chicago

Age: 36

Production: $3,493,529.00

AUM: $577,726,387.00

37. Chuck Korasick

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Firm: UBS Private Wealth Management

Location: Beverly Hills, California

Age: 38

Production: $3,525,581.42

AUM: $569,892,184.14

36. Hayden Godat

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Dallas

Age: 36

Production: $3,558,038.44

AUM: $213,999,958.24

35. Thomas Holder

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Stuart, Florida

Age: 33

Production: $3,612,252.19

AUM: $595,755,379.34

34. Christopher Battaglia

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 30

Production: $3,632,272.03

AUM: $394,015,373.10

33. Michael Briese

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Firm: J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 37

Production: $3,708,138.00

AUM: $641,530,000.00

32. Nick Sadowsky

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Firm: UBS

Location: Aventura, Florida

Age: 37

Production: $3,720,351.54

AUM: $1,240,263,758.72

31. Mark Alber

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Melville, New York

Age: 38

Production: $3,735,085.65

AUM: $346,460,656.05

30. Phillip Knight

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Midland, Texas

Age: 35

Production: $3,740,080.76

AUM: $336,438,363.33

29. Nicholas Takahashi

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Las Vegas

Age: 38

Production: $3,902,194.19

AUM: $429,666,477.29

28. Harris Ringelheim

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Firm: UBS Financial Services

Location: Garden City, New York

Age: 36

Production: $3,913,533.47

AUM: $554,981,216.57

27. Jason Zachter

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 39

Production: $4,039,117.20

AUM: $434,606,047.80

26. James "Trey" Mahoney

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Firm: UBS Private Wealth Management

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Age: 34

Production: $4,068,920.00

AUM: $488,253,311.00

25. Jeffrey Browne

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Age: 33

Production: $4,090,312.59

AUM: $665,489,670.72

24. Matthew Dupuis

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 39

Production: $4,108,026.38

AUM: $713,454,739.55

23. David Katz

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 38

Production: $4,194,996.03

AUM: $910,034,824.87

22. Camper O'Neal

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Age: 39

Production: $4,232,786.16

AUM: $1,049,007,618.45

21. Elizabeth Weikes

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Firm: J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 39

Production: $4,275,119.38

AUM: $5,124,624,550.00

20. Nick Francia

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Firm: UBS

Location: Washington, D.C.

Age: 32

Production: $4,681,938.63

AUM: $1,194,284,942.55

19. Christopher Bilton

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Firm: Merrill Private Wealth Management

Location: Chicago

Age: 38

Production: $4,710,871.81

AUM: $689,590,832.03

18. Tony Carpentieri

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Firm: Merrill Private Wealth Management

Location: Greenwich, Connecticut

Age: 37

Production: $4,739,437.29

AUM: $1,810,386,869.05

17. Henry Villeda

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Phoenix

Age: 37

Production: $4,771,210.57

AUM: $4,519,733,154.57

16. James Schneiderman

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Beverly Hills, California

Age: 39

Production: $4,793,827.81

AUM: $683,531,386.14

15. J.R. Randall

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Cincinnati

Age: 38

Production: $4,834,557.61

AUM: $670,249,245.31

14. David Li

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Firm: J.P. Morgan Wealth Management

Location: Boston

Age: 38

Production: $4,912,166.00

AUM: $1,128,239,796.00

13. Scott McEwan

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Newport Beach, California

Age: 37

Production: $5,096,000.00

AUM: $876,000,000.00

12. Derek Jancisin

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Firm: Merrill Private Wealth Management

Location: Pittsburgh

Age: 33

Production: $5,359,476.25

AUM: $1,018,780,302.54

11. Will Strong

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Firm: Baird

Location: Seattle

Age: 38

Production: $6,400,000.00

AUM: $3,200,000,000.00

10. Andrew Feichter

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Firm: William Blair

Location: Chicago

Age: 36

Production: $6,464,179.00

AUM: $627,263,399.00

9. Matthew Gallo

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Walnut Creek, California

Age: 30

Production: $6,504,272.15

AUM: $1,011,033,635.86

8. Jeremy Ruccio

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Firm: Merrill Private Wealth Management

Location: Miami

Age: 39

Production: $6,650,870.23

AUM: $2,577,485,160.13

7. Tony Zhang

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Location: Pasadena, California

Age: 36

Production: $6,802,568.71

AUM: $463,476,081.20

6. Michael Shalhoup

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 36

Production: $7,163,520.72

AUM: $903,116,144.48

5. Daniel Ehrlich

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: New York

Age: 39

Production: $7,362,153.40

AUM: $821,707,244.01

4. Dominic Casanueva

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Lakewood Ranch, Florida

Age: 37

Production: $7,591,345.98

AUM: $2,098,312,895.08

3. Xi Qiao

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Firm: UBS Financial Services

Location: San Francisco

Age: 37

Production: $7,980,954.93

AUM: $2,154,749,255.11

2. Krystal Julius

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Firm: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Location: Wayzata, Minnesota

Age: 35

Production: $9,047,776.42

AUM: $2,012,555,045.59

1. Jenny Tsai

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Firm: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Location: Pasadena, California

Age: 38

Production: $11,240,756.13

AUM: $1,075,345,261.92
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