The firm's newest recruit is a veteran broker from Morgan Stanley.

The new recruits joined the wirehouse from Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Two veteran advisers joined the independent firm, which is affiliated with Raymond James.

Yet that wasn't Merrill's only recruiting success, as the wirehouse also picked up a team overseeing more than $500 million in client assets.

The firm's latest acquisition is MacDougall MacDougall & MacTier, known as 3Macs, and which was founded in 1849.

The recruits moved to the firm from Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Stifel and Voya.

These adviser bosses have qualities that help them grab top talent for their firms, says recruiter Mark Elzweig.

The devotion Edward Jones adviser Laura Crowell has for her daughter, Olivia, and three other kids drives her thinking on tending to the needs of her clients.

The recruits made the move between wirehouses with two client associates.

The recruit generated $1.7 million in annual production before making the move.

Strategies for advisers looking to get the most out of their pay packages, according to two leading industry experts.

The recruits generated $1.8 million in annual production before making the move.

In an unusual move, the two veteran advisers left the independent channel to rejoin an employee broker-dealer.

Megent is planning to expand its union-sponsored retirement plan services.

The new recruits are industry veterans who oversaw more than $330 million in client assets.

He will join a team of ex-Merrill advisers that will oversee more than $370 million in client assets at Snowden.

The firm's newest recruits generated $3.5 million in annual revenue.

The firm's newest hire was an ex-Morgan Stanley complex manager.

The recruit says the firm's fiduciary business model was a draw.

The recruit made more than $1 million in production before making the move, according to the regional broker-dealer.