RBC Wealth Management today announced that a former Morgan Stanley team and a former Wells Fargo team with combined client assets of more than $630 million have joined the firm’s Great Lakes complex.
The Pluff Wealth Management Group, headed by J. Daniel Pluff, joins RBC in Syracuse, N.Y. Pluff has been with Morgan Stanley since 1988, according to BrokerCheck. He began his career with E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. in 1986. The release noted that he has hosted multiple local television programs over the last 30 years in Upstate New York and serves on several philanthropic boards. He is joined by Carol A. Doyle, associate vice president and senior financial associate.
“Dan and Carol have worked together building an extraordinary practice for over 20 years serving high-net-worth families and institutions,” Frank Albanese, RBC Great Lakes complex director, said in a statement. “We couldn’t be more excited to be the firm of choice for such a high-quality, high-integrity team and we are confident they will continue to thrive and flourish in RBC’s advisor-centric culture.”
Father-son advisory team Mark Lucas, first vice president, and Thomas W. Lucas, associate vice president joins from Wells Fargo. They managed $226 million in client assets.
Mark Lucas had been with Wells Fargo since 2008, according to BrokerCheck. He began his career in 1985 with UBS. Thomas Lucas joined the firm in 2016. He began his career with Hartford Investment Financial in 2013 and worked there for a few months before moving to American Funds Distributors Inc. He will work out of RBC Wealth Management’s office in Minneapolis, while Mark will be based out of the Erie, Pa., branch.
Albanese said he “had the privilege to work with Mark and Tom at a prior firm and have seen firsthand the quality of work they do for the families they serve. With over 47 years of experience between them we couldn’t be more grateful to have them on our team.”
Founded in 1909, RBC Wealth Management – US has $544 billion in total client assets with more than 2,100 financial advisors operating in 190 locations in 42 states.
