New York, NY – January 01, 2021 – Liberty Associates, Inc., a full-service investment banking, securities, and wealth management firm which offers both traditional brick-and-mortar (in-house) and independent affiliate operations today announced the appointment of Tom Buddie to the position of National Director of Recruiting and Branch Development. In this capacity, Mr. Buddie will also serve as a member of the Liberty Associates Leadership Team. “We are proud to announce that Mr. Tom Buddie has joined Liberty Associates, accepting an executive position, bringing his considerable skills and abilities to the firm’s leadership, for our brokers, and advisors,” says Alfonso Vigliotti, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Liberty Associates.
Mr. Buddie brings for the benefit of the platform over 20 years of direct industry expertise, coupled with his broad, real-life practical experience, which makes him a most outstanding addition to the team. Tom holds his series 4, 7, 24, 55, and 66 securities licenses and has worked in many aspects of the securities industry. As a prior member of the United States Marines, Tom Buddie brings outstanding, hard-earned real-life experiences with down-to-earth wisdom, coupled with the highest professional integrity. These characteristics and more make Tom Buddie the ideal person for the position. He is a person professionals can rely upon and trust implicitly. Throughout his career, Tom has successfully provided brokers and advisors the highest level of confidential consultation, unbiased guidance, and support during the most crucial decision, when they are considering change affiliations to a new Broker-Dealer. Once Tom has aided a financial professional in this important decision-making process, he further assists in navigating the actual execution of moving the business by providing internal support and assuring the firm’s onboarding staff to understand each broker’s and advisor’s unique needs.
“I have known Tom both personally and professionally going on 15 years and can speak directly to his exemplary level of excellence and strength of character. He cares deeply about each and every broker, advisor, and staff member he introduces to firms during a highly successful career. For years Tom has helped countless financial professionals match their skill set and business operations to the best firm for their future success.” For Tom, whether he is recruiting a branch office with an entire team of financial advisors with significant staff or an individual home-office broker, this is only the first step, not his last in building the relationship. Once an advisor becomes affiliated with the firm and upon their request, Tom will work tirelessly providing hand-in-hand consulting, recruiting, and branch development services. ” I know that Mr. Buddie brings his unique level of professionalism, integrity, and valuable industry knowledge to all the Brokers and Advisor he recruits, and now to Liberty Associates. We are very proud to have him join our firm,” says Mr. Vigliotti.
Tom’s focus with Liberty will continue to be in his primary areas of expertise, building on his years of successful placement of brokers and advisors (both independent and in-house), facilitating teams and individuals in their branch and home-office practice development, aiding them in achieving their desired results. As a member of Liberty’s Leadership Team, Tom will also participate in continuing to focus the firm’s vision, strategic direction, and the platform’s operations. With the addition of Mr. Buddie, we believe Liberty Associates further strengthens our already robust position as a unique boutique-style, family-office destination coupled with our national footprint and broad banking reach for Brokers, Advisors, and Investors. Liberty Associates continues to build on the high-quality, high-touch, professional, work-family operations that our late Founder, Sidney Azriliant always insisted upon and envisioned for the firm’s future.