Financial institutions

On Wall Street's editors have compiled the raw data behind the latest annual ranking. Here's their take on what to expect before the unveiling of this newest group of elite, young advisers.

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The group is led by a veteran adviser who started her career in the late 1980s.

The recruit oversaw $110 million in client assets while working for the wirehouse, according to the regional firm.

The new recruits previously generated $1.5 million in annual revenue at UBS, according to the regional brokerage firm.

Planners share what they've been sending clients, colleagues and peers.

RIAs are finding that the biggest competition for clients is right in their own backyard.

Both recruits have more than two decades of experience.

The bank hired its first chief investment officer seven months after recruiting the former leader of a family office to a new post as national head of investments.

The new hires opened two offices for the regional BD.