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Commonwealth Financial Network

WALTHAM, MA
CRD: 8032
In PWD coverage since August 14, 2026 · 15 stories
$213BRegulatory AUMSEC Form ADV · Aug 15
4,200EmployeesForm ADV
-7Talent net · 12 months0 in · 7 out
Talent flow · 12 monthsOn the wire →
Net -7 · 0 arrivals · 7 departures
Jim Tucker
Aug 16 · team liftout
Jim Tucker
Aug 16 · team liftout
Rick Bergstrom
Aug 16 · team liftout
Rick Bergstrom
Aug 16 · team liftout
Advisor
Aug 13 · team liftout
Advisor
Aug 13 · team liftout
Arrivals
None tracked.
Departures
Rick Bergstrom
Aug 16 · to Cetera (Summit Financial Networks)
Jim Tucker
Aug 16 · to Cetera Financial Group (Summit Financial Networks)
Jim Tucker
Aug 16 · to Cetera (Summit Financial Networks)
Matt Dupon
Aug 14 · to Merit Financial Advisors
Sean Montgomery
Aug 14 · to Merit Financial Advisors
Jim Tucker and Patrick Bria
Aug 14 · to Cetera Financial Group
PWD coverage
Data

Acquisition announcements edge past advisor moves in 30 days

Announced purchases now outnumber advisor moves, a small gap with a clear direction.
the_wrap · Aug 19The IBD talent war opens a wirehouse front
Moves · Aug 19LPL, Cetera, Raymond James, NewEdge add advisor teams
move · Aug 18LPL's road to 90% retention runs through smaller Commonwealth books
Moves · Aug 18Conte Wealth moves $1.4 billion from Cambridge to LPL
the_wrap · Aug 17Independent broker-dealers lose three teams in one day
Moves · Aug 17UBS pulls three Morgan Stanley teams in one week
Data · Aug 17Raymond James presses a two-front talent war, from advisors to custody
Moves · Aug 17Cetera lands a $420 million Commonwealth duo in Durham
Data · Aug 1659 moves, one new office
RIA · Aug 14Cetera Recruits $420M Duo From Commonwealth
Deals & PE · Aug 14Cetera, Hightower, IFP, LPL, UBS Add Advisor Teams
M&A · Aug 14Merit Buys $900M Former Commonwealth RIA Bridgeway Group
M&A · Aug 14Merit Financial acquires $900M Bridgeway Group
M&A · Aug 14Merit Adds $900M Commonwealth Team, Sixth Since LPL Deal
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