The Investment Center, Inc. Continues Its Growth With Several New Recruits


BEDMINSTER, NJ --(Marketwired - May 26, 2016) - The Investment Center, Inc., an independent broker/dealer, welcomed seven new advisors to the firm in April 2016 with combined Assets under Management (AUM) of over $125M.

Director of Recruitment, Nicole Johnson, stated:

"We're extremely happy that advisors are seeing the benefits of moving to The Investment Center, including some of the shortest service-request response times in the industry."

The new advisors are a diverse group with differing target markets and specialties.

Jessica Merino of Merino Wealth Management joined The Investment Center after 12 years with Ameriprise Financial. Located in Chicago, IL, her business focuses on helping women entrepreneurs in Generations X & Y.

Nick Hammond and Francis 'Babe' Patriarca from Boston, MA moved from Transamerica Financial Advisors. With 12 years and 34 years of experience, respectively, they are operating under Patriarca Hammond Financial.

Dallas, TX advisor, Greg Gulick, joined from CUSO Financial Services. He has over 12 years in the business and operates under Nations Advisors.

Alkis Michaelides, of Maple Grove, MN, moved from Royal Alliance. Alkis has over 32 years of experience and operates under Pinnacle Financial Advisors.

Michael Yacubich joined from MetLife. Located in Shoreham, NY, Michael brings 16 years of experience.

Ed Snyder of MRP Plans Investing brings 32 years of experience to the firm. The Hamilton, NJ advisor arrived April 29 from Commonwealth. Ed specializes in retirement planning with a focus on 401ks.

About The Investment Center, Inc.

Established in 1986, The Investment Center, Inc. is an independent broker/dealer with over $6.2 billion in assets under management. (Member FINRA/SIPC) based in Bedminster, NJ serving approximately 260 financial advisors. For more information about TIC, visit www.investmentctr.com, six time winner of the "Investment Advisor Magazine's Broker/Dealer of the Year" award.

1420 Route 206 North, Suite 210  PO Box 770  Bedminster, NJ 07921 
908.707.4422 
Fax 908.707.1409 

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Contact Information:

Nicola Sutton
Director of Marketing 
nsutton@investctr.com 
800.345.8041

Nicole Johnson
Director of Recruitment 
njohnson@investctr.com
800.345.8041

Nicole Johnson  Director of Recruitment