Recruiting

The firms may or may not be vying against one another, but their advisor forces are moving in different directions.

The firm, which has opened five new offices and acquired a firm this year, is putting another familiar face on its executive committee.

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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.

The firm remains in transformational flux, but the results of its "Project E" evolution are beginning to show.

The firm's brokerage ranks increased by just one advisor year-over-year.

Already an aggressive recruiter, the firm upped its advisor head count by 115 during the recent quarter.

Stifel is expanding on the West Coast, hiring 13 recruits in California year-to-date.

The bank promoted Denver’s regional leader of the business to oversee all aspects of Ascent Private Capital Management nationwide.

The firm achieved a record 7,719 independent and employee advisors in the second quarter.

Compensation related to financial advisor recruiting fell 22% for the second quarter.

Wealth Enhancement Group would grow to nearly 70 advisors nationwide under its second major purchase of the year.

Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.

Firms are doubling down on efforts to boost the ranks of women advisors.

The regional broker-dealer has stepped up its expansion this year.

John and Cary Kortze opened Steward Partners' 16th branch office.

Advisor attrition is up at the beleaguered firm, but it doesn't have to be.

The regional firm has opened five new branches and hired at least 73 advisors year-to-date.

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.