Frank Epinger

Frank Epinger Named as Managing Director at Wedbush Securities

Wedbush SecuritiesWedbush Securities, an LA headquartered financial services provider recently announced several changes made to its senior-level leadership teams.

As per the announcement from the firm, it has promoted Mr. Frank Epinger a Regional Executive in the firm’s Los Angeles Unit to the role of Managing Director while also creating a new team named “The Kennally Group” to handle its custom investing plans business division.

Mr. Epinger who takes on the role of Managing Director had been serving in the role of Regional Executive at the firm since November of 2019 and will now be based out of investment service provider’s head office in Los Angeles and report to Senior Vice President/Head of Private Wealth Management division Mr. Don Gorsch. Wedbush’s most popular products and services are securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services. 

The newly appointed Managing Director is a veteran in wealth management and investment services given his three-decade-long career history under industry-leading tier 1 banks and financial service providers. Prior to joining Wedbush Securities, Frank served as a Managing Director in J.P. Morgan for nearly four years during which he oversaw more than 65 financial advisors and assets worth nearly 11 billion USD under management.

Prior to his term with J.P. Morgan, he served as Director at High Tower for 22 months. Earlier in his career, he spent more than a decade serving as Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney, and another decade as Vice President at UBS as per information from his LinkedIn profile. Frank began his career in the financial services industry post graduating with a Bachelors’s degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. 

Commenting on his new role at the firm, Frank said, “It’s a great time to be joining Wedbush, especially as the firm continues to expand its wealth management footprint. I’m eager to introduce and share our strategic vision and opportunities in the Los Angeles area, the birthplace of the firm some 64 years ago”. 

Commenting on Frank’s promotion, Mr. Don Gorsch added, “We are pleased to welcome Frank to the firm as we continue to grow our Wealth Management division. Frank is an accomplished leader whose vision and approach aligns with the high-caliber of service and expertise we provide our clients”.

Earlier this week, the firm announced via a post in its official LinkedIn account stating that it has created a new business unit – The Kennally Group made up of rising financial advisor Robert Kennally and Mr. James Kennally – Senior VP of Investment division. This new business unit is expected to create and handle custom investing plans in order to help the firm’s clients achieve their goals as per information in the post.