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EDItOr’S NOtE

By Janet Levaux

Heartfelt Gratitude

Each day, our editorial I
would like to express our gratitude for the contributions made by the late
Jon Henschen to this publication and to ThinkAdvisor. I began speaking with
team works to report Henschen, owner of independent broker-dealer and registered investment advi-
and analyze the news for sor recruiting firm Henschen & Associates, back in 2005–2006. Sadly, he died July 4
after a sudden cardiac incident at age 64.
financial professionals. “Jon was a close friend and business mentor who cared deeply about our industry
We rely tremendously and was never afraid to say the hard things to encourage a more fiduciary environ-
ment in financial services,” Vern Coates, senior vice president of business develop-
on information, ment at Henschen & Associates, said recently. I couldn’t agree more.
commentaries, “His experience, extensive writing and engaging personality will be greatly missed …
photos and other [Henschen] had a unique ability to see conflicts of interest, corporate greed, and other vari-
ous injustices, and to help the rest of us see it, too. The financial services industry and those
materials from of us connected to Jon are better off today because of his influence,” Coates explained.
Along with working in financial services for close to 20 years, Henschen penned
advisors like yourself more than 120 articles for news sites and was named to Investment Advisor’s
and truly appreciate IA 25 list of the most influential people in financial services in 2012 and was a
LUMINARIES finalist in Thought Leadership & Education in 2022.
what the late Jon Likewise, I’d like to acknowledge the many contributions that the late Gavin
Henschen and Gavin Spitzner, president of Wealth Consulting Partners, made to our publication and web-
site. Sptizner died in January from acute myeloid leukemia; he was 57.
Spitzner contributed Spitzner worked for several financial services companies over the years, includ-
over the years. ing Prudential as senior vice president of business development from 1997 to 2013,
and Envestnet, in that same role, from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, he founded Wealth
Consulting Partners, which helped asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, fintech
firms and RIAs tackle modern technology.
Each day, our editorial team works to report and analyze the news for financial
professionals. We rely tremendously on information, commentaries, photos and other
materials from advisors like yourself and truly appreciate what the late Jon Henschen
and Gavin Spitzner contributed over the years.
As is also the case with the judges of our annual LUMINARIES awards, we are
tremendously grateful for the time and talents shared with us by financial services
professionals. Our efforts always reflect the contributions of many individuals and
industry players who support our immediate team. I send the families of Henschen
and Spitzner our deepest condolences and gratitude.

GrOUp EDItOr-IN-CHIEF

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