Career moves

The advisors are the newest additions to the firm’s expanding brokerage ranks.

The switch is the latest in a series of billion-dollar moves so far this year.

The 11-person team, which was assisted by Dynasty Financial Partners, was attracted by the raft of technology options in the independent space.

For one of the new hires, the move was about getting back to “a culture of a smaller, more personalized firm.”

The regional BD adds two teams with $373 million in assets.

Is there a lesson for other advisors considering a career change?

The advisors join from Merrill Lynch, Raymond James, U.S. Bancorp and Investment Professionals.

Three of seven new hires came from wirehouses.

The recruits joined from Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors, SunTrust and Snowden Lane Partners.

As the first woman to medal in both the Summer and Winter Games, Lauryn Williams knows a thing or two about pivoting into a new role.