Tom Thives, a 34-year industry veteran, will head up the firm’s offices in New Jersey.

The firm pulled in 11 new advisors in the first quarter of 2018, building on the 65 brokers hired last year.

One of the biggest notable losses came from Merrill Lynch, which lost a team managing $1 billion to the independent space.

The advisor, a former employee, has been soliciting more than two dozen clients at the bank, JPMorgan says.

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Bill Hamm’s Independent Financial Partners has grown more than fivefold in 10 years with the No. 1 IBD.

Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.

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The firm was defined by a culture of “no, no, no,” a top headhunter says as part of On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

The $263 million practice’s new IBD reported record recruiting for 2017, helped in part by the movement of advisors following LPL’s massive acquisition.

While American women earn only 82 cents for every dollar men earn, the wage gap is far greater for female planners.

The new hires say they were drawn to the firm’s investment platform, product offerings and investment diversification.

Being raised by a single mother and going through two divorces taught Loreen Gilbert how to be a better planner, she writes.

The Advisor Group IBD added three new teams, but state regulators required enhanced oversight of one new recruit.

The bank is said to have been aware of the accusations for years.

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The newly independent advisors added a new team and are looking to bring on more practices.

Barry Snyder’s complaint depicts him as a victim of federal investigators and the bank, with both sides threatening to turn on him.

Dean Hoover is the latest advisor to join the Raymond James-affiliated independent firm.