CHICAGO and CLEARWATER, Fla. — July 30, 2026 — Brookstone Capital Management, LLC (“Brookstone” or “BCM”), aRegistered Investment Adviser and an affiliate of AmeriLife Group, LLC (“AmeriLife”), today announced that Darryl Ronconi, President of Brookstone, hasbeen named Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Platform Operations forAmeriLife Wealth, reporting to Todd Buchanan, President, AmeriLife Wealth. Ronconi will continue toserve in his current leadership role at Brookstone while expanding hisresponsibilities to help advance the operational capabilities that supportAmeriLife Wealth's broader wealth management platform.
In this new platform-level role, Ronconi will focus onstrengthening AmeriLife Wealth's RIA and broker-dealer capabilities, withparticular emphasis on the platform's go-forward technology strategy inpartnership with AmeriLife's enterprise IT organization. As AmeriLife Wealthcontinues building out full-spectrum investment and advisory capabilitiesalongside its annuities and life insurance lines, Ronconi's leadership willhelp ensure the wealth management platform can scale with the same disciplineand rigor that has helped make Brookstone one of the fastest-growing RIAs inthe country.
“Darryl has been a driving force behind Brookstone'sgrowth since he joined in 2015, and this appointment reflects the caliber ofleadership he brings to everything he does,” said Dean Zayed, CEO and founder of Brookstone.“Being part of AmeriLife Wealth's continued build-out is a strategic priorityfor us. It means Brookstone has a direct hand in shaping the platform we'repart of, not just a seat at the table. I'm proud to see Darryl take on this expandedrole, and confident it will benefit Brookstone, our advisors, and the broaderAmeriLife Wealth platform alike.”
“I'm honored to take on this expanded role, and gratefulto AmeriLife for the trust they've placed in me,” said Ronconi. “This is aboutbringing more resources to the advisors we serve and creating greaterconnectivity across the AmeriLife Wealth platform, as we work to become thepremier distribution partner of choice for insurance-minded advisorseverywhere. This is going to be ahuge win for Brookstone’s advisors because AmeriLife is going to make apositive investment in Brookstone — greater access to enterprise resources,stronger alignment across the Wealth organization, and additional capabilitiesto support their growth and their clients. I remain fully committed to leading Brookstone asPresident, and I'm looking forward to working alongside Todd and the broaderAmeriLife Wealth team to help build what's next.”
Ronconi joined Brookstone as Chief Operating Officer in2015 and was promoted to President in 2019. Prior to joining Brookstone, heserved as COO/CIO of Genworth Financial Investment Services (GFIS), where hewas a member of the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors, and a votingmember on the RIA Investment Committee and Broker-Dealer Product ApprovalCommittee, helping grow the business from300 advisors and $2 billion in assets under management to more than 2,200advisors and $16 billion in AUM. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of South Floridaand a Master of Science from DePaul University.
