Recruiting

The advisors join from Merrill Lynch, Raymond James, U.S. Bancorp and Investment Professionals.

Three of seven new hires came from wirehouses.

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

The firm’s latest hires come at the expense of Oppenheimer & Co. and UBS.

The major employer-plan group had previously been affiliated with the predecessor of Global Retirement Partners.

The firm has brought on 200 advisors since 2015.

The 7,500-advisor network agreed to buy certain assets of Foresters Financial’s U.S. BD and RIA.

An upcoming integration with AdvicePay marks the first step in a series of changes to recruiting and service at KMS under Erinn Ford.

The updated site will include more listings as well as opportunities for career coaching.

Every time the firm has broken one of its recruiting rules, "it's come back to cost us," says Executive Vice President Aaron Schaben. Plus, Schaben's views on compensation, succession planning and dogs at the office.