Wirehouse advisors

The firm’s partners met while employed as advisors at Merrill Lynch, and later switched to Wells.

Already an aggressive recruiter, the firm upped its advisor head count by 115 during the recent quarter.

The forthcoming changes will build on digital investments the firm has made recently, according to an executive.

Stifel is expanding on the West Coast, hiring 13 recruits in California year-to-date.

A 34-year old broker with high-net-worth tax specialty signs with Dynasty.

Compensation related to financial advisor recruiting fell 22% for the second quarter.

Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.

John and Cary Kortze opened Steward Partners' 16th branch office.

Advisor attrition is up at the beleaguered firm, but it doesn't have to be.

Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.