Raymond James Financial

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

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

The latest moves bolster the firm’s presence in the Northeast.

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.

The newly independent advisors added a new team and are looking to bring on more practices.

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

Planners are seeking the independence and support that they say they aren’t getting at wirehouses.

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.

IBDs are waging a tough recruiting fight for hybrid RIAs, and Bill Van Law played a pivotal role.

The departure is the latest in a string for the wirehouse, whose broker ranks have shrunk by more than 300 over the last year.

The two advisors generated about $1.5 million in annual revenue, according to the No. 3 IBD.

“They aren’t investing like they should and they have really tepid projections for future stock market returns,” advisor Austin Colby says.

The firm’s hot recruiting streak forges ahead with another grab from a rival firm.

The regional broker-dealer is gearing up for another big recruiting year in 2018.