J.P. Morgan Chase added several hundred more financial advisors as its wealth management arms raked in flows of tens of billions of dollars in the fourth quarter.
The firm’s traditional brokerage, Global Private Bank, Chase branches and robo advisor picked up nearly 600 new registered representatives compared to the same time a year earlier, J.P. Morgan said as part of
Although the Consumer & Community Banking segment that houses J.P. Morgan Wealth Management brought in slightly lower profit and revenue, CEO Jamie Dimon expressed a bright outlook for the U.S. economy even with
“The economy continues to do quite well despite headwinds related to the Omicron variant, inflation and supply chain bottlenecks,” Dimon said in a statement. “We remain optimistic on U.S. economic growth as business sentiment is upbeat and consumers are benefiting from job and wage growth.”
Note: The firm doesn’t break out specific wealth management metrics across its organization, which includes the Global Private Bank in its Asset & Wealth Management division and the 4,700 client advisors in the Consumer & Community Banking segment.