After 20 years as a private banker at First Union, Wesley Brumback, 43, became a farmer.
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Elmer, a former private banker for Bank Julius Baer based in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Mr. Birkenfeld, who was a private banker at UBS, was convicted of conspiring to help a billionaire hide money in UBS accounts.
For those without a private banker at JPMorgan, there are always dubious tips available from an insurance agent, family friend or the Web.
She has worked as a research analyst, private banker and stock broker, and has a BA in Theatre from the University of Notre Dame.
Bill McGowan became involved as a private banker with a small Midwestern company, Microwave Communications Inc. that was trying to sell microwave telephony services to truckers.
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In August 2009, he left his job as a private banker when he was asked to relocate to India - where the bank he worked for was based - and was planning to open a petrol station.
Ostensibly, that is why Mr Wuffli was replaced by Marcel Rohner, the new boss, though it is not clear whether the 42-year-old former private banker and risk manager has the hard edge to cut it in investment banking.
Although Scivantage promotes its online investing platform as a boon for self-directed baby boomers, investors across the range of assets often want to do their own research and trading, even if their wealth qualifies them for a financial advisor or private banker.
Private initiatives like Coldwell Banker's won't hurt the economy, says Gayer, but if they are anything like the federal initiative, they won't help much either.
Richards, 37, started Global Rescue in 2004, after a spending nearly a decade as an investment banker and private equity investor on Wall Street.
He also worked in the private sector as an investment banker and headed the investigation into the United Nations' oil-for-food program for Iraq.
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But Belling and cofounder Pat Turpin, an ex-investment banker who managed private-label brands for Costco, needed to get the snack out there fast before they could persuade chains like Safeway and Whole Foods to clear shelf space.
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But who wants to rely on livid voters and banker-bashing politicians when private cash is available?
In the past, the banks used to buy through two private intermediary banks, according to a banker familiar with the trades.
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