Regional BDs

Two wirehouse advisors left the Charlotte branch one Friday afternoon, for separate firms.

The new hires include a rare independent-to-employee career move.

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Both the regional BD and RIA have benefited from an exodus of wirehouse talent.

The firm is finding success despite being outside the Broker Protocol.

The advisors decided to join the firm following a meeting with Raymond James' leadership in St. Petersburg.

Merrill Lynch’s head count isn’t suffering, but some regional BDs have grown by thousands in the past five years.

Planners have been leaving bank-backed firms in droves in search of what they say is greater freedom and flexibility.

The firm’s most recent hires are 2 advisors overseeing more than $550 million in client assets.

Advisors John Burg and Tamara Colon moved their California practice to the regional firm.

The regional BD continues its recruiting spree, adding to the more than 400 advisors it’s already hired in the past year.

The regional BD's three hires come from Wells Fargo and Ameriprise.

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

The firm promoted two insiders: David Sliney and Jim Marischen.

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

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

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