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One of the biggest notable losses came from Merrill Lynch, which lost a team managing $1 billion to the independent space.
April 11 -
Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.
April 10 -
The newly independent advisors added a new team and are looking to bring on more practices.
April 2 -
Dean Hoover is the latest advisor to join the Raymond James-affiliated independent firm.
April 2 -
Planners are seeking the independence and support that they say they aren’t getting at wirehouses.
April 2 -
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.
March 26 -
Frustrated by the limitations of working at a bank-owned brokerage, advisors Randy and Matthew Price opted to join the independent firm in Houston.
March 26 -
IBDs are waging a tough recruiting fight for hybrid RIAs, and Bill Van Law played a pivotal role.
March 22 -
The departure is the latest in a string for the wirehouse, whose broker ranks have shrunk by more than 300 over the last year.
March 21 -
The two advisors generated about $1.5 million in annual revenue, according to the No. 3 IBD.
March 13 -
“They aren’t investing like they should and they have really tepid projections for future stock market returns,” advisor Austin Colby says.
March 13 -
The firm’s hot recruiting streak forges ahead with another grab from a rival firm.
March 6 -
The regional broker-dealer is gearing up for another big recruiting year in 2018.
March 6 -
CEO Bob Oros says the firm is focusing on recruiting more experienced advisors, among other changes at the No. 19 IBD.
March 1 -
The No. 13 IBD’s hybrid RIA subsidiary also unveiled the results of its record recruiting push.
March 1 -
‘The firm gives advisors the ability to choose who they do business with and doesn’t put limitations on minimum account size,’ one advisor says.
February 28 -
At Merrill "it felt like we shifted away a little bit in recent years from the core focus of wealth management," advisor Matthew Spradlin explains.
February 26 -
The Raymond James affiliated firm has been aggressively recruiting from wirehouses in recent months.
February 21 -
A FINRA arbitration panel concluded that the No. 1 IBD made false and defamatory statements in its U5 filings.
February 20 -
Among recent career changes, Merrill Lynch lost brokers managing $2.2 billion to rival J.P. Morgan Securities.
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