Stifel Financial

This follows another August acquisition — an ex-UBS team that managed $1 billion in assets.

The advisors staff the regional BD’s 17th office in Michigan, where it has been on a recruiting streak.

They all spent over a decade at their former firm.

Three of the quartet join the South Dakota office, while the fourth is in Washington state.

The group had been at their previous firm for 14 years.

The regional BD is drawing advisors from coast to coast — even in states where the coronavirus is on the upswing.

One team is among the top producers in their region, and the other spent more than two years assessing potential employers.

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The firm has touted its capabilities, lighter bureaucracy and corporate environment to new hires — factors that have helped lure in top talent.

The new recruits are not the first to trade in the wirehouse for the regional broker-dealer.

The firm lost talent to rival B. Riley Wealth Management.

The regional BD’s hiring streak continues even as it loses a manager who played a notable role in its expansion.

The firm plans to bring in more customers by offering direct investments in private companies for the first time.

The regional BD launched its 16th location in Texas — where it has scored several big hires in the past year.

To accommodate its burgeoning brokerage force, the firm opened 42 new branches last year.

The regional BD’s new hires in January have averaged more than $100 million in AUM.

The advisors left Wells Fargo, signaling Stifel’s recruiting push will extend into 2020.

The wins came at the expense of Merrill Lynch, UBS, Raymond James and Wells Fargo.