Blyth & Associates Financial Services, a Chicago-based hybrid advisory firm managing $350 million, has switched its broker-dealer and registered investment advisory affiliations to LPL Financial from Securities America.
Twin brothers William Blyth, a financial planner, and Robert Blyth, an estate attorney, founded the firm in 1994.
The business now includes a cousin, Michael O’Malley, who serves as operations manager; Bill’s son, Daniel, an account manager; financial advisers Carla Nitz and Christopher Fudacz; and operations associates Moira Simeti, Rebecca Ahern and Andrew Nitz.
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