RBC Opens A New Georgia Wealth Beachhead With A $430M UBS Team

Wealth Management

Jun 18

RBC Wealth Management is expanding in the Atlanta suburbs with a new Alpharetta, Georgia, branch anchored by a former UBS team overseeing $430 million in client assets.

The Wilson Wealth Management group, led by James “Jimmy” Wilson, joined RBC’s South Atlantic complex with three support professionals: Ryan Nicholas Kopec, Kristin Michelle Wint and Megan Harris. The team serves individuals and families with complex balance sheets, including business owners, entertainment industry professionals and multigenerational households.

The move is the largest headline in the latest advisor-moves roundup, but it is not the only story. Osaic added Midtown Advisors from LPL Financial in Raleigh, North Carolina, while Carson Wealth added veteran Omaha advisor Roger Augustyn from Osaic in a succession-focused transition.

Together, the moves show three different ways wealth firms are building growth: RBC is opening a local office around a high-net-worth team, Osaic is selling integrated platform support to an independent practice, and Carson is using succession planning as a relationship-continuity strategy.

TL;DR

RBC’s Georgia expansion: RBC opened a new Alpharetta branch with Wilson Wealth Management, a former UBS team overseeing $430 million in client assets.
Team leadership: The group is led by James “Jimmy” Wilson and includes Ryan Nicholas Kopec, Kristin Michelle Wint and Megan Harris.
Client focus: Wilson Wealth Management serves complex-balance-sheet clients, including business owners, entertainment professionals and multigenerational families.
Osaic’s move: Osaic added Midtown Advisors from LPL Financial, a Raleigh-based independent practice with about $153 million in client assets.
Carson’s move: Carson Wealth added Roger Augustyn from Osaic in Omaha, where he reported approximately $103 million in assets under management.
Succession angle: Augustyn’s move is designed as a gradual business-continuity plan as he takes steps toward retirement.
Main lesson: These are not identical recruiting wins. Each firm is solving a different advisor problem: local expansion, independent-platform alignment and succession continuity.

RBC Is Using Alpharetta As A Wealth-Market Entry Point

RBC plans a new Georgia stake with a $430M UBS team, but the most important word may be “branch.”

RBC is not only adding Wilson Wealth Management to an existing office. It is opening a new Alpharetta location around the team. That gives the move a different meaning from a routine advisor hire. The firm is using an experienced group to deepen its local presence in the greater Atlanta area.

Alpharetta is an important wealth market because it sits inside a growing metro area with entrepreneurs, executives, business owners, family wealth and affluent professionals. A new office gives RBC a physical base for relationships that may require high-touch service and local visibility.

For clients with complex balance sheets, location still matters. Digital tools are important, but many high-net-worth families still want access to a local team that can coordinate planning, investments, estate conversations and family needs in a personal way.

The Wilson Team Gives RBC More Than Assets

Wilson Wealth Management brings $430 million in client assets, but the client profile may matter more than the number.

The team focuses on individuals and families with complex balance sheets. InvestmentNews said that includes entertainment industry professionals and business owners, with an emphasis on multigenerational planning.

That kind of client base can create deeper planning needs than a simple portfolio relationship. A business owner may need liquidity planning, succession help, estate coordination and tax-aware strategies. An entertainment professional may need help managing uneven income, asset protection, cash flow and long-term wealth stability. A multigenerational family may need investment planning, governance and wealth-transfer conversations.

Those needs fit RBC’s recruiting message. The firm can offer estate planning resources, tax-considerate strategies and ultra-high-net-worth capabilities around advisors who already have trusted client relationships.

Why The New Office Matters

A new office can do several things at once.

It gives clients a local home. It gives advisors a visible base. It gives RBC a recruiting marker in a market where other advisors may be watching. It also tells the greater Atlanta market that RBC is not just taking over a book of business. It is investing in a local presence.

This matters because regional wealth markets are built through reputation. A national firm may have strong capabilities, but it still needs local advisors to make those capabilities feel real to clients.

RBC’s Alpharetta move gives the firm:

A local anchor: Wilson Wealth Management becomes the face of RBC’s new branch.
A high-net-worth client base: The team already serves complex households and business owners.
A recruiting signal: Other Atlanta-area advisors can see RBC investing in the market.
A service story: The firm can pair local relationships with broader planning and investment resources.
A regional-growth platform: The South Atlantic complex gains a stronger suburban foothold.

That is why this move is bigger than one team changing firms.

RBC’s South Atlantic Buildout Is About Advisor Density

InvestmentNews reported that RBC’s South Atlantic complex has grown new advisor headcount by 28.5% since 2020.

That number is useful because it shows the Alpharetta branch is not isolated. RBC has been building advisor density in the region. The Wilson Wealth Management move adds another proof point to that regional strategy.

Advisor density matters because it can improve visibility, peer momentum and operational support. A firm with more advisors in a region can recruit more easily, serve clients more consistently and build stronger local leadership.

For RBC, the larger goal appears to be clear: win experienced teams in markets where high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth capabilities can matter.

Osaic’s Raleigh Move Solves A Different Problem

RBC is building a branch around a UBS team. Osaic is doing something different.

Midtown Advisors joins Osaic, bringing $153 million in client assets after more than a decade with LPL Financial. The Raleigh-based firm is led by managing director Tom Perry, joined by Blake Perry as director of sales operations and Stacey Nelson as office manager.

This move is not about opening a new branch. It is about an independent practice choosing a new platform after a long relationship with LPL.

Osaic’s official announcement said Tom Perry conducted due diligence across multiple firms before selecting Osaic as the best long-term partner for the business and clients. Perry cited Osaic’s integrated technology platform, product suite and ability to support lifelong client relationships.

That tells us what Osaic is selling: not just a place to affiliate, but a platform that can add scale behind a relationship-driven practice.

Midtown Advisors Shows Why Independent Firms Still Move

Independent advisors do not stay in one place forever just because they value independence.

A firm can want independence and still need a different support system. Technology may need to improve. Product access may need to broaden. Operational support may need to become more stable. Client expectations may become more complex.

Midtown Advisors spent 13 years with LPL, according to Osaic’s announcement. That means the move was not a casual switch. A long-tenured practice usually needs a clear reason to make a platform change.

For Midtown, the stated reasons were technology, product breadth, long-term alignment and the ability to keep building client relationships across generations.

That is the real competition among independent platforms. Advisors are no longer only asking, “Can I be independent?” They are asking, “Which platform makes my version of independence easier to sustain?”

What Osaic Has To Prove To Midtown

Osaic’s promise is practical.

The firm has to show Midtown Advisors that its technology, product suite and behind-the-scenes support improve the practice without making the client experience feel less personal.

That means Osaic has to deliver on several fronts:

Workflow support: Midtown’s team should feel less operational drag, not more.
Technology usability: Tools should help with planning, servicing and client communication.
Product access: The platform should give advisors more ways to solve client needs.
Relationship preservation: Clients should still feel the same hands-on approach.
Growth support: The firm should help Midtown grow without forcing a new identity.
Stability: The practice should feel that the platform is built for long-term alignment.

A platform switch only works if the advisor’s daily experience improves after the announcement fades.

Carson’s Omaha Move Is About Succession, Not Recruiting Volume

Carson Wealth’s addition of Roger Augustyn is smaller in asset size than RBC’s move, but it may be just as important strategically.

Carson Wealth in Omaha welcomes financial advisor Roger Augustyn from Osaic, where he reported approximately $103 million in assets under management. Augustyn has nearly four decades of experience and serves many retired college professors.

The key difference is the purpose of the move.

This is not being presented as a typical growth hire. Carson framed it as a thoughtful business-continuity and succession plan as Augustyn takes initial steps toward retirement. He will work closely with managing director Jon Springer to ensure a smooth client transition.

That makes the move a useful example of a succession tuck-in. The advisor is not selling outright and disappearing. He is joining a larger team that can gradually support client relationships over time.

Why The Augustyn Move Matters For Aging Advisors

Many advisors are facing the same question Augustyn appears to be answering: what happens to clients when the advisor is ready to slow down?

That question is not only about business value. It is about trust.

Longtime clients may feel like family. They may have worked with the same advisor through retirement, family changes, market cycles and major life decisions. A sudden sale or abrupt transition can feel disruptive. A gradual tuck-in can feel more respectful.

Augustyn’s move gives Carson a way to offer continuity:

The advisor remains involved during the transition.
Clients are introduced to a deeper advisory team.
The receiving firm provides technology, planning resources and operational support.
The succession plan happens before a crisis.
The client relationship is transferred with care, not urgency.

That kind of model may become more important as more senior advisors consider retirement.

Three Moves, Three Growth Questions

These moves should not be read as the same story repeated three times.

RBC, Osaic and Carson are each answering a different growth question.

RBC’s Question: How Do We Enter A Local Wealth Market With Credibility?

RBC’s answer is to open a branch around an established UBS team with $430 million in client assets. The new Alpharetta office gives RBC a local base and a high-net-worth relationship anchor in the Atlanta suburbs.

Osaic’s Question: How Do We Win Independent Practices From Other Platforms?

Osaic’s answer is to pitch integrated technology, product breadth and long-term alignment to a relationship-driven practice that spent 13 years with LPL.

Carson’s Question: How Do We Help Aging Advisors Protect Clients?

Carson’s answer is to use a succession-focused tuck-in, giving Augustyn a way to gradually transition clients to an established team while staying involved.

These are three different recruiting plays, and each one tests a different part of the wealth-management platform model.

The Common Thread Is Local Trust

Even though the moves are different, they share one theme: local trust.

Wilson Wealth Management gives RBC a trusted team in Alpharetta. Midtown Advisors gives Osaic an established Raleigh relationship practice. Roger Augustyn gives Carson a longtime Omaha advisor whose clients value continuity and communication.

This is why advisor recruiting remains powerful. Firms can build technology, capital, investment platforms and national brands, but clients usually stay because they trust the advisor in front of them.

NJ Financial News has covered how platform models and advisor support keep shaping advisor movement across large and mid-sized wealth firms. This latest set of moves fits that same pattern, but it adds a local-market angle: the platform matters most when it makes a trusted advisor more effective.

The Client Segments Are Very Different

The client bases in this roundup are not interchangeable.

Wilson Wealth Management serves complex-balance-sheet clients, including business owners, entertainment professionals and multigenerational families. Midtown Advisors emphasizes lifelong client relationships and multigenerational service. Augustyn’s practice serves many retired college professors and is built around education, clear communication and long-term relationships.

Those differences matter.

A business owner in Alpharetta may need liquidity and estate planning. A Raleigh family may need a broad planning relationship that evolves over decades. A retired professor in Omaha may care most about continuity, communication and knowing who will care for the relationship after the advisor steps back.

A platform that wins one of these practices is not automatically right for the others. That is why firms tailor their recruiting pitches.

What The Source Firms Lost

Each move also says something about the firms losing advisors.

UBS lost a high-net-worth team to RBC in Georgia. LPL lost Midtown Advisors to Osaic after a 13-year relationship. Osaic lost Roger Augustyn to Carson in a succession-driven move.

These are different types of departures.

UBS lost a team tied to a new RBC branch expansion. LPL lost an independent practice that decided another platform better fit its long-term goals. Osaic lost a veteran advisor whose next step was less about growth and more about client continuity.

The retention lessons are also different:

UBS has to defend teams in regional markets where RBC is building.
LPL has to keep long-tenured independent firms convinced its platform remains the best fit.
Osaic has to support senior advisors who may need succession pathways.
All three have to show advisors that staying is better than moving.

Advisor recruiting is always a receiving-firm story and a source-firm warning.

RBC’s Win May Help Future Atlanta-Area Recruiting

RBC can use the Wilson move as a recruiting advertisement.

The firm can now point to a new Alpharetta branch and a former UBS team choosing its platform. That can be useful when speaking with other Atlanta-area advisors who want autonomy, ultra-high-net-worth capabilities and a local office environment.

Recruiting often works through proof points. Advisors want to see that others like them have already made the move. A successful transition can create follow-on conversations with nearby advisors.

This is especially true in suburban wealth markets. Advisors may compete locally, but they also watch each other’s platform choices. If Wilson Wealth Management transitions smoothly, RBC gains a stronger story for the South Atlantic region.

Osaic Gets A Chance To Reframe Its Platform Story

Osaic has spent years telling a consolidation and platform-unification story.

Midtown Advisors gives the firm a cleaner recruiting example. This is an independent practice from LPL choosing Osaic after a search across multiple firms. That is the kind of move Osaic can use to argue that its integrated technology and product platform are resonating with advisors.

But the proof is still ahead.

Osaic has to show that Midtown’s client-service approach remains intact. If the move creates better support and more capacity for the practice, Osaic strengthens its recruiting pitch. If the transition adds complexity, the announcement becomes less useful.

The firm’s challenge is to make “integrated platform” feel like advisor relief, not just corporate language.

Carson’s Move Shows Succession Can Be A Recruiting Tool

Carson’s Augustyn move shows how succession planning can become a recruiting strategy.

Many senior advisors are not ready to sell fully. They may want to keep serving clients while reducing long-term uncertainty. They may want a deep bench behind them but not an abrupt exit. They may want to protect clients, staff and reputation.

Carson can use the Augustyn move to show advisors that there are more options than selling outright or waiting too long.

A succession-focused transition can be especially attractive when:

The advisor has long-standing clients.
The practice depends heavily on one person.
Clients need a gradual introduction to a new team.
The advisor wants to keep working during the transition.
The receiving firm has planning, technology and support resources.
The advisor wants a cultural fit, not only a transaction.

This is likely to become more common as advisor demographics keep pushing succession to the front of the industry.

The Asset Numbers Tell Only Part Of The Story

The asset numbers make the roundup easier to compare: $430 million at RBC, $153 million at Osaic and $103 million at Carson.

But those numbers do not measure the full value of each move.

RBC’s move creates a new local office and a high-net-worth anchor. Osaic’s move adds an independent practice from a major competitor. Carson’s move creates a succession bridge around a veteran advisor and long-standing client relationships.

Each move has a different return profile.

RBC may benefit from local recruiting and ultra-wealth growth. Osaic may benefit from platform validation and independent-channel momentum. Carson may benefit from client retention, succession credibility and a model that can be repeated with other senior advisors.

That is why a smaller AUM move can still matter.

What Clients May Notice First

Clients will not judge these moves by the press release.

They will judge them by service.

Wilson clients may ask whether RBC improves estate planning, tax-aware strategies and ultra-high-net-worth support. Midtown clients may ask whether Osaic changes the hands-on investment approach they rely on. Augustyn’s clients may ask whether they will still feel cared for as he transitions toward retirement.

The first signs clients may notice include:

New account paperwork.
Updated online access.
New firm branding.
New support contacts.
Different planning tools.
Expanded resources.
More team members involved in the relationship.
New disclosures or agreements.

The firms that handle those steps clearly will have a stronger chance of retaining assets and trust.

The Best Moves Protect The Advisor’s Existing Value

A receiving firm should not try to erase what made a practice successful.

RBC should protect Wilson Wealth Management’s relationship style while adding branch support and advanced resources. Osaic should protect Midtown’s hands-on approach while adding scale. Carson should protect Augustyn’s educational, client-first style while gradually building continuity around Jon Springer and the Omaha team.

That is the balance in modern advisor recruiting.

The platform wants growth. The advisor wants support. The client wants continuity. The best transitions satisfy all three.

What To Watch Next

RBC’s Alpharetta Branch

The next signal is whether RBC can use the Wilson team to build broader Atlanta-area visibility. A new branch becomes more valuable if it turns into a recruiting and client-growth hub.

Midtown’s Osaic Transition

Osaic needs to show that its technology and product suite make Midtown’s work easier without weakening the practice’s personal feel.

Augustyn’s Client Handoff

Carson’s success depends on whether Augustyn’s clients become comfortable with Jon Springer and the broader Omaha team over time.

Competitor Response

UBS, LPL and Osaic may each look to retain similar advisors after seeing competitors win these practices. Recruiting moves often trigger more conversations in the same markets.

Succession-Focused Recruiting

Carson’s Augustyn transition may become a model for other veteran advisors who want continuity without a sudden sale.

Frequently Asked Questions About RBC, Osaic And Carson’s Advisor Moves

Who Did RBC Recruit From UBS?
RBC Wealth Management recruited Wilson Wealth Management from UBS. The Alpharetta, Georgia-based team is led by James “Jimmy” Wilson and oversees approximately $430 million in client assets.
Why Is RBC Opening An Alpharetta Branch?
RBC is opening the Alpharetta branch to deepen its local ties with clients in the greater Atlanta area. The new office is anchored by Wilson Wealth Management and fits RBC’s South Atlantic growth strategy.
Who Joined Osaic From LPL?
Midtown Advisors joined Osaic from LPL Financial. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based independent firm is led by Tom Perry and manages approximately $153 million in client assets.
Why Did Midtown Advisors Choose Osaic?
Midtown cited Osaic’s integrated technology platform, product suite, behind-the-scenes support and long-term alignment as reasons for selecting the firm after evaluating multiple options.
Who Did Carson Wealth Add In Omaha?
Carson Wealth added Roger Augustyn from Osaic. He reported approximately $103 million in assets under management and has nearly four decades of experience serving clients, many of whom are retired college professors.
Why Is Augustyn’s Move Succession-Focused?
Augustyn is taking initial steps toward retirement and will work closely with Carson Wealth’s Omaha team, including managing director Jon Springer, to help ensure client continuity over time.

RBC Gets The Biggest Asset Win, But Carson May Have The Most Repeatable Model

RBC’s Alpharetta move gets the headline because Wilson Wealth Management brings $430 million in client assets and gives the firm a new Georgia branch.

But the full roundup is more interesting than the headline. Osaic is competing for independent practices that want a different long-term platform. Carson is offering a succession bridge for a veteran advisor who wants to protect clients before fully stepping away.

That makes this a useful snapshot of the advisor market. Firms are not only chasing assets. They are building local offices, selling platform alignment and solving succession problems.

RBC’s win shows how one team can anchor a market. Osaic’s win shows how independent practices keep comparing platforms. Carson’s win shows why aging advisors may need a softer landing than a traditional sale.

The common thread is simple: advisors move when a new platform offers a clearer answer to the problem in front of them.