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Bill Drew had been with Morgan Stanley and predecessor firm Smith Barney since 1995.

There are a handful of tools that have started out as consumer-driven tools. Now, they are beginning to shift toward serving advisors, Adams says.

The group is comprised of 11 advisors and client service associates.

One of the two new hires is an industry veteran of 34 years.

Two advisors who joined Alex. Brown after the Deutsche Bank acquisition in 2016 seek to void the FINRA panel's arbitration decision in a court challenge.

Raymond James's culture and "access to leadership" were among motivators advisors cited for their moves.

In an unusually frank discussion, women executives from five major firms urged the industry to get involved in educating young people about wealth management.

An uptick in retirements dampened the firm’s efforts to expand its brokerage ranks.

In a surprise move, Liz Nesvold sells investment bank Silver Lane Advisors to Raymond James Financial.

An analyst expects “solid” recruiting figures for the fourth quarter after the No. 1 IBD added the five-advisor group plus an ex-Raymond James bank program.

Advisors report what they love — and hate — about tech at companies holding client assets.

The regional brokerage isn’t slowing down its recruiting efforts.

The advisors joined the firm’s employee and independent broker-dealer units.

The following 17 teams oversaw about $75 billion in assets. The firms ending the year with prize recruits include a diverse cast: regional BDs, wirehouses, boutiques and RIAs.

The top advisor this year, James Hare from Pinnacle Bank and Raymond James, views himself as the Warren Buffett of Nashville.

Here we conclude the fourth and final segment of the Top 100 Bank Advisors. You can see all the other rankings (1-75) in our corresponding slideshows.

Here we present the third segment of the Top 100 Bank Advisors. You can see the top 50, as well as those who ranked 76-100, in our corresponding slideshows.

Here is the second segment of the Top 100 Bank Advisors. The top 25, as well as those who ranked 51-100, are included in the corresponding slideshows.