Wells Fargo Advisors

The list includes the biggest wirehouse breakaway team in the past five years.

Three of seven new hires came from wirehouses.

On Wall Street analyzes starting payouts at leading wealth management firms.

The recruits joined from Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors, SunTrust and Snowden Lane Partners.

On Wall Street presents its annual analysis of base pay at wirehouse, regional and national broker-dealers.

When it comes to building these relationships, it’s better to start early.

Headcount is down more than 1,250 since a fake accounts scandal came to light in 2016.

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The new hires include two former Raymond James advisors who had spent 21 years at the company.

The firm’s latest hires come at the expense of Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Three of the four new hires have more than 20 years of industry experience.

The new hires join from rivals Merrill Lynch, Hilliard Lyons, Charles Schwab and Wells Fargo.

Tim Sloan stepped down effective immediately amid mounting pressure over the lender's scandals.

The newest recruits are indicative of the firm's hiring push.

Warnings from the brokerage sector as Nevada advances a uniform fiduciary rule have a familiar ring.

Aggressive hiring practices at regional broker-dealers aren’t slowing down.

An ex-boss allegedly remarked that he favored younger advisors, saying: "They have what others in the office don't have – youth," according to a new lawsuit.

The new hires come at the expense of Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Advisors.

The bonus aims to help the firm cope with the industry’s aging demographics, executives say.

The bank has been striving to lure away top talent from the wirehouses.