business

Howard Hanna And Cranbrook
Realtors Join Forces

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services,
the third largest real estate company
in the United States, is welcoming
Cranbrook Realtors to the Hanna
family of compa-
nies.
Cranbrook
Realtors has been
serving Oakland
County and the
surrounding areas
for more than 45
years with offices
Yelena Pliskina
in Birmingham and
Franklin. A well-
respected local
real estate broker,
Cranbrook Realtors
will now be able to
provide its 70-plus
professionals with
Howard Hanna’s
Mitch Wolf
marketing tools and
business resources.
Yelena Pliskina,
managing broker of the Howard
Hanna Birmingham office, said, “Our
goal since our grand opening three

years ago was to continue spread-
ing the Howard Hanna name and
all the success that comes with it.
We have now partnered with a well-
established local real estate company
of 45 years, Cranbrook Realtors,
who believes in those same values
and can now offer our plethora of
resources and cutting- edge tools
to better service our clients. We’re a
perfect match!”
Mitch Wolf, owner and broker
at Cranbrook Realtors, is thrilled.
“Cranbrook Realtors culture is built
on ‘We are family.’ This family motto
has kept our agents with us. My
wife, Elaine, and I listened to the
values of Howard Hanna and knew
this was a match,” he said. “As the
real estate industry continues to
evolve and change, it was clear to me
that the integrity, family values and
innovative technology of Howard
Hanna was the right direction for
Cranbrook Realtors.”
To learn more, visit howardhanna.
com or www.facebook.com/
howardhanna. •

Telemus Acquires Barrington
Strategic Wealth Group

sophisticated planning capabilities to
Telemus Financial Life Management
Chicago,” said Joseph. “It is a win for
has acquired Chicago-based Barrington
everyone.”
Strategic Wealth Group (BWSG).
The acquisition is the latest
With the move, Metro Detroit-
strategic move for Telemus,
based Telemus continues to
which began working under
expand its presence in the
the nationally known Focus
Midwest.
Financial Partners in 2013.
“Barrington Strategic Wealth
Under the Focus umbrella,
Group’s separately managed
Telemus is part of a network of
account strategies will be just
independent firms that benefit
one of the many benefits we
Gary Ran
from organizational and transi-
will be able to offer to Telemus
tional support, helping groups
clients from the acquisition,”
like Telemus stay focused on
says Gary Ran, chairman/CEO
client needs.
of Telemus.
“Barrington Strategic Wealth
BSWG boasts a large client
Group marks the first signifi-
base with $350 million in assets.
cant transaction we’ve entered
The firm specializes in address-
into since our partnership with
ing the needs of high net worth
Focus Financial,” Ran says.
clients who focus on conserv-
With the acquisition,
ing money. At the helm, since
Diana Joseph
Telemus now offers fully staffed
its inception in 2009, sits Diana
locations in Southfield, Ann
Joseph, who joins Telemus as a
Arbor and Chicago as well as an office
partner and co-chief investment officer.
in Los Angeles. For information on
“This transaction allows us to lever-
age the substantial operational capabili- investing, contact a wealth manage-
ment professional at 855-TELEMUS or
ties of Telemus, add diverse separate
online at www.telemus.com. •
account strategies to Telemus and

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