FSC Securities Corporation Recruits Megent Financial

Tenured Advisors Join FSC, Citing Commitment to Independence and Open Architecture Platform as Key Reasons for Move

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FSC Securities Corporation, a leading broker-dealer and member of Advisor Group – today announced that Eric Burton and Ron Whittingham and their practice, Megent Financial joined FSC Securities Corporation from LPL Financial. Megent brings over $250 million in AUM to FSC.

“FSC’s commitment to helping us recruit talented advisors to our firm is unique to the industry and we were very impressed with the cutting-edge technology offered to advisors. I’m confident that we will grow our practice and attract many new clients to our firm thanks to our partnership with FSC.”

“We chose to partner with FSC for a number of reasons, including their open architecture platform that allows us to grow our business and better serve our clients,” said Eric Burton, Managing Director, Megent. “FSC’s commitment to helping us recruit talented advisors to our firm is unique to the industry and we were very impressed with the cutting-edge technology offered to advisors. I’m confident that we will grow our practice and attract many new clients to our firm thanks to our partnership with FSC.”

According to Jerry Murphy, President and CEO of FSC, “At FSC we want to provide advisors with the support, tools and technology they need to focus on what they do best: serving their clients and growing their practice. We have invested heavily in technology designed to save advisors time, and we have built the industry’s leading open architecture platform, supported by a diverse product lineup and web-based services. Our value proposition has placed us in a competitive position to recruit advisors to our firm and we are delighted to welcome Eric, Ron and their team of talented professionals to FSC.”

Megent Financial is an independent retirement and investment services firm in the greater Chicago area and is independent of FSC Securities Corporation. With industry roots dating back to 1918, Megent works closely with clients who are primarily union workers.

FSC Securities Corporation has assembled a vast platform of resources, supported by an extraordinary home office team that brings 50 years of experience to serving our financial advisors. FSC shares the entrepreneurial spirit of independent financial advisors with a culture focused on home office/advisor collaboration to deliver solutions for their individual needs as both financial planners and business owners. Please visit www.joinfsc.com for more information.