Wells Fargo Advisors

This is the first career move by Angie Messer and Greg Rust, who worked at the regional BD for 10 and 27 years, respectively.

Talent appears to be pouring from the wirehouse as more planners exit.

Investigators say the onetime FiNet branch manager preyed on “particularly vulnerable” clients, including several with dementia.

The company has its incentives, but here’s what could be waiting for advisors.

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

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

The 50 largest teams and OSJs to change their affiliations show both the threat to incumbent firms posed by RIAs and the scale afforded by acquisitions.

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 wirehouse has experienced rapid growth in advisor productivity, executives say.

The firm will test markets in a few cities next year in a bid to keep pace with a shifting wealth management landscape.