Going independent

Advisor Gary Hirschberg already has plans to expand his young firm.

Dynasty, Raymond James and Stifel are among the biggest beneficiaries of recent advisor moves.

Each of the team’s members had 15 years or more experience working at the wirehouse.

The partners opened their RIA under consultation with a firm founded by former HighTower executives last year.

The founding partners spent a combined 54 years with the No. 6 IBD before launching the fee-only firm.

Were 300% deals ever sustainable? What can advisors do today? And if you think it’s too late to break away, listen to the story of a 70-year old advisor who made the move. Mindy Diamond offers her insight as we continue the dialogue from our Recruiters Roundtable.

Raymond James, Janney, Ameriprise and Stifel are all racking up impressive hires from the wirehouses.

The firm’s partners met while employed as advisors at Merrill Lynch, and later switched to Wells.

A 34-year old broker with high-net-worth tax specialty signs with Dynasty.

Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.