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The wirehouse advisor moved to the independent channel at Wells Fargo.

It takes a lot for some of the smaller players to match the revenues of the industry giants. But it may be even harder for the big players to keep up when it comes to rates of growth. See which independent B-Ds reported the biggest revenue growth rates from 2013 to 2014.

It takes a lot for some of the smaller players to match the revenues of the industry giants. But it may be even harder for the big players to keep up when it comes to rates of growth. See which independent B-Ds reported the biggest revenue growth rates from 2013 to 2014.

One of the recruits oversaw nearly $210 million in AUM and had $1 million in annual production before making the move.

According to a survey of these elite leaders, wealth managers are leaving for more intimate work environments, and more will be making a move.

Johnny Dawson explains how the values he learned while serving his country guide the way he serves clients today.

Summit Financial, based in Westlake Village, Calif., is a primarily fee-based RIA offering clients investment management, insurance and retirement planning, says Triad, which offers advisory firms both a broker-dealer and a fee-based RIA multi-custodial platform.

A group with $4 million in production moved between the wirehouses, saying it wanted access to the banking and lending capabilities at Bank of America.

The former Southwest Securities team had overseen $225 million in assets at the time of their departure.

Three bank breakaways join two former colleagues who started the independent firm Standard Investment Advisors last year.

A former H. Beck advisor joins Securities America after 27 years with the firm to explore some of the industry's latest technological advances.

Advisors at banks and credit unions are younger and more of them are women than those at wirehouses and independent firms, giving them an edge in attracting women and millennials.

King Financial Network president says the team went private for better accessibility and technology.

The job offer from a commercial landscaper came "out of left field," says Dan Krems.

The vast majority of Americans cannot afford to send their children to college, finds Edward Jones' fourth annual 529 Plan Awareness Survey. Here's how to help your clients.

Independent advisors are bucking the broader trend and going to work for wirehouses and regional firms, ditching managerial tasks for simplicity and payoff.

Advisors with 25 years of combined experience leave the wirehouse for the broker-dealer's private client group.

A team with more than 35 years of combined industry experience leaves the wirehouse for the regional broker-dealer.

Impressed by LPL's size and scale, Faubourg Private Wealth Advisors also liked the idea of working with super-OSJ Level Four for additional flexibility, the firms' investment models and multi-custodian platform.

Two veterans left the wirehouse this week for different firms, including Janney Montgomery Scott.