Tom Bradley’s Sad, but Unsurprising, Exit From TD Ameritrade
September 8, 2017 By Janet Levaux, ThinkAdvisor Industry observers lamented the departure of Tom Bradley, the former head of both RIA and retail operations at TD Ameritrade. Bradley’s time at the brokerage firm ended Thursday, when TD Ameritrade said that, as part of its merger with Scottrade, it was putting Pete deSilva in charge of the combined firm’s retail distribution business. “Talk about a leader. Bradley was one of the good guys. He put his heart and soul into the RIA business” over the past 30 years, said consultant Tim Welsh of Nexus Strategy in an interview. “He championed the RIA cause when no one else was,” Welsh said, “since day one. TD’s RIAs will miss that.” Others agree. “Tom Bradley may have been the single largest, most consistent advocate for RIAs for more than a...