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Former Fidelity rainmaker lands at Schwab after both big custodians reshuffle their East Coast staffing

Scott D'Alessandro could boost Schwab's efforts to gain better traction with aggregators like United Capital and HighTower

Author Brooke Southall March 20, 2012 at 5:00 AM
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Scott D'Alessandro is known to be a driven competitor and only sat out a few months after leaving Fidelity -- probably with decent severance pay.

Elmer Rich III

Elmer Rich III

March 20, 2012 — 3:43 PM

This is usually the sign of a mature/satufrated market where share growth and new business are getting harder to get — the shuffling “deck chairs” phenomena. Stay tuned.


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