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If these black financial advisors meet the goal, it will defy the industry's stark racial disparities: early career growth at that level just “doesn't happen in our demographic,” one partner says.

The all-woman unit will operate from two locations.

The bank is an aggressive recruiter of HNW and UHNW talent.

The 17-member team is one of the largest to switch employers in recent years.

The changes come a month after she was named CEO of the bank’s newly formed wealth management unit.

The size of the firm's class compares with 145 last year.

The recruits include a father-son duo from UBS.

The regional broker-dealer is among the industry’s most aggressive recruiters.

Rivals will be waiting to seize on any changes that may irk some 4,400 representatives poised to operate under a new parent IBD network.

The record level of transactions — as well as long-term industry shifts — often prompt advisors and other wealth management professionals to assess their options.

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

Among the new recruits is an 11-person team.

More often than not, wirehouses were on the losing side of these moves.

The additions came amid a revamping of the firm’s independent advisor compensation.

The new hires signed on with the firm’s employee broker-dealer.

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

It was Ray Jay’s tech and in-house marketing agency that initially appealed to the team.

It has been a banner year for regional BDs as more than 400 planners joined the fold, according to hiring data analyzed by On Wall Street.

The Wall Street executive founded three companies, including private-equity firm Lightyear Capital.

It’s the second biggest move in 2019, and includes an advisor featured in On Wall Street’s Top 40 Under 40.