Waltham, MA (October 16, 2017)—Commonwealth Financial Network®, the nation’s largest privately held Registered Investment Adviser–independent broker/dealer, today announces the addition of Paris International of Great Neck, New York, to its network of independent financial advisors. Owners Stuart and Michael Paris—along with their team—bring with them $1.3 billion in client assets.
Paris International is a full-service financial advisory firm that specializes in retirement plans for businesses. It serves as the outsourced chief retirement officer for small- to medium-sized companies with up to 10,000 employees. By designing, building, and administering retirement plans for its clients, it helps companies provide the best long-term solutions for their employees.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Paris International to Commonwealth," said Andrew Daniels, managing principal, business development. "This is a team that values relationships as much as we do and provides the same support to its clients that we strive to provide to the advisors we work with. We look forward to doing everything we can to help Paris International serve its clients and grow its business."
"To us, it’s all about the culture," said Michael Paris. "It’s a perfect fit for us—Commonwealth is a big firm that acts like a boutique. They have the scale we need to run our business while still offering personal support. From the partner level on down, everyone is responsive and caring. They have a strong history of serving their advisors and stable leadership. We couldn’t be happier affiliating with them."
Paris continued, "We strive to do everything we can to serve our clients in any way we can. Everything Commonwealth offers—from technology to practice management support to retirement plan tools and analytics—will allow us to be more efficient, so we can focus on what’s best for our clients."