Wirehouses

One of the recruits began his career in the late 1980s.

Plus, Wells Fargo hires a $700M team from J.P. Morgan Private Bank and helps a $587M Morgan Stanley team go independent.

A settlement with Bank of America covers 270 employees who were terminated following the wealth management firm's 2008 acquisition.

The penalty is the largest ever imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Competing in his first triathlon helped John Pierce discover the direction he needed to succeed in wealth management.

Three advisers joined the firm's Advisor Select channel, where they are employees but can make additional business-decisions for their practice.

The firm's newest recruits come from boutique brokerage J.P. Morgan.

How Todd Sacks joined an elite ranking of wealth management supervisors.

The firm's newest recruits generated $3.6 million in annual revenue.

Planners who are agile enough can easily decide on what's best for them: switching to wirehouses, other large brokerages or going independent. Also, moving quickly may help them land the best deals, says a recruiting consultant.