Raymond James Financial

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

Dennis Zank will continue to be affiliated with Raymond James as a financial advisor.

The wirehouse exodus continues, as a team of Wells Fargo advisors jumps ship for the independent firm.

"If our profession truly cares about the well-being of our clients to the extent that the profession professes, then we need to swing this pendulum in the other direction," Elwyn says.

Addressing the subject of mortality can be tough — but advisors can help make the conversation less painful.

One of the biggest notable losses came from Merrill Lynch, which lost a team managing $1 billion to the independent space.

Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.

Dean Hoover is the latest advisor to join the Raymond James-affiliated independent firm.

Pet owners are seeking guidance on funding alternatives, drafting detailed pet-care instructions and leaving significant sums of money that can run into the millions of dollars.

Frustrated by the limitations of working at a bank-owned brokerage, advisors Randy and Matthew Price opted to join the independent firm in Houston.