Regional BDs

Frustrated by the limitations of working at a bank-owned brokerage, advisors Randy and Matthew Price opted to join the independent firm in Houston.

The firm’s headcount increased 8% in just one year.

The departure is the latest in a string for the wirehouse, whose broker ranks have shrunk by more than 300 over the last year.

The move comes more than three months after Morgan Stanley and UBS quit the agreement.

The broker-dealer has been scooping up talent from its rivals for months.

James Van Steenhuyse will oversee the firm's planned growth in the region.

Jarrett Kovics will help the firm with recruiting and advisor development.

The time has come for advisors to reexamine this key business relationship, Nina O’Neal says.

The firm’s hot recruiting streak forges ahead with another grab from a rival firm.

The regional broker-dealer is gearing up for another big recruiting year in 2018.

The firm poached two advisors from its rivals as it expands its talent pool.

Planners looking for fewer restrictions and regulation are steadily leaving wirehouses.

Baird looks to expand its presence in the Greater Chicago area with latest hire.

‘The firm gives advisors the ability to choose who they do business with and doesn’t put limitations on minimum account size,’ one advisor says.

One recruiter argues the firm is losing talent because it will eventually exit the Broker Protocol.

At Merrill "it felt like we shifted away a little bit in recent years from the core focus of wealth management," advisor Matthew Spradlin explains.

The brokers previously worked at Wells Fargo, which has suffered from attrition to smaller rivals over the past year.

“We’re going from a Civic to a Cadillac,” advisor says of the move.

The move is the latest in trend of advisors leaving wirehouses for smaller firms.

Ameriprise is looking to reverse a decline in its headcount.