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These mega brokers managed $18 billion in assets at their previous firms.

Jim Senderling and John Robbie had been with Merrill Lynch for 27 and 25 years, respectively.

The firm's two new hires are the latest in aggressive recruiting efforts and joined from rivals RBC and Wells Fargo.

While Raymond James and Stifel are on hiring sprees, Wells Fargo is still losing talent.

While a search is underway to replace Howard Plotkin, his duties are being handled by global Chief Compliance Officer David Lang.

Nearly three-in-four advisors (73%) do not have a succession plan in place.

The wirehouse has lost a steady stream of brokers over the past year and a half.

Wirehouses have been seeing a decline in their advisor headcounts.

The wirehouse recently reported advisor headcount shrank by 258 advisors year-over-year.

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