Rick Roche
Profile
Mr. Roche joined Avatar Associates in December 2009.
He started his financial services career in 1981.
Over the next three years, he served as a financial advisor at Kidder, Peabody and Smith Barney.
He was a top-performing wholesaler in the New York Metro area over the following eight years.
He was also a national sales manager at Fortis Financial and New England Financial from 1995 until 2000.
During his career, Mr. Roche has trained over 67,000 financial sale professionals and created dozens of value-added sales curriculum.
He provides financial advisor and platform wholesaler sales support for Avatar's managed ETF portfolios in both the 401(k) and SMA markets.
He holds Series 7, 63 & 39 FINRA licenses and is an Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65).
Additionally, Mr. Roche has a BA-History from the University of Dayton and served two terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (Jan 1977-Jan 81).
Former positions of Rick Roche
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
New England Financial
 New England Financial Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Part of MetLife, Inc., New England Financial is a financial advisory and investment management company. New England Financial is based in Boston, MA. The company's team of advisors offers customized investment strategies to individuals and institutions. The company provides investment management services and develop flexible financial plans tailored to their clients' specific goals and interests. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Kidder Peabody | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Smith Barney, Inc.
 Smith Barney, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Avatar Associates
 Avatar Associates Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1970, Momentum Investment Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of OAM Avatar LLC and their ultimate parent is Overture Asset Managers LLC. They were formerly known as Avatar Associates. Momentum Investment Partners manages assets for institutional, financial advisory, private client and wrap brokerage portfolios. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Rick Roche
| University of Dayton | Undergraduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Linked companies
| Private companies | 4 |
|---|---|
Avatar Associates
Avatar Associates Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1970, Momentum Investment Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of OAM Avatar LLC and their ultimate parent is Overture Asset Managers LLC. They were formerly known as Avatar Associates. Momentum Investment Partners manages assets for institutional, financial advisory, private client and wrap brokerage portfolios. | Finance |
| Kidder Peabody | Finance |
Smith Barney, Inc.
Smith Barney, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Finance |
New England Financial
New England Financial Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Part of MetLife, Inc., New England Financial is a financial advisory and investment management company. New England Financial is based in Boston, MA. The company's team of advisors offers customized investment strategies to individuals and institutions. The company provides investment management services and develop flexible financial plans tailored to their clients' specific goals and interests. | Finance |
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