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Commonwealth, Cetera and The ETF Store take notable actions

Commonwealth replaces Fidelity technology; Cetera snags Gene Goldman; an LPL vet, and upstart ETF Store takes another page out of Adam Bold's book

Author Lisa Shidler August 22, 2011 at 2:48 AM
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Gene Goldman: I had butterflies in my stomach because I was so excited about the opportunity to work here.


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Fidelity will hire 4,000 staff in first half -- a staggering number but a tapering off from 'unprecedented' rate in 2021-2022 that catapulted it to 68,000 employees

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Mentioned in this article:

LPL Financial
RIA-Friendly Broker-Dealer, RIA Welcoming Breakaways, Advisory Firm
Top Executive: Dan Arnold

Commonwealth Financial Network
RIA-Friendly Broker-Dealer, Tech: Other
Top Executive: Wayne Bloom

The ETF Store, Inc.
RIA Welcoming Breakaways
Top Executive: Nathan Geraci

Cetera Financial Group
RIA-Friendly Broker-Dealer
Top Executive: Larry Roth



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