Wirehouse advisors

The advisors agreed not to solicit clients and to return confidential information to the bank.

Two wirehouse advisors left the Charlotte branch one Friday afternoon, for separate firms.

The wirehouse has been hemorrhaging talent over the last few months.

The new hires include a rare independent-to-employee career move.

The two advisors have already transferred about $160 million in client assets, according to their former employer.

The brokerage firm is holding off on making major changes while regulatory frameworks shift once again.

Both the regional BD and RIA have benefited from an exodus of wirehouse talent.

Clients still scarred from the losses are better prepared for the next market nosedive, advisors say.

The case is a legacy of the fallout from Puerto Rico's bond crisis and the performance of UBS closed-end funds.

An unexpected revelation inspired Elliot Weissbluth to launch HighTower Advisors.

The advisors decided to join the firm following a meeting with Raymond James' leadership in St. Petersburg.

“I did it for the LOLs,” advisor Doug Boneparth says of his newly launched advisor-focused T-shirt business.

Merrill Lynch’s head count isn’t suffering, but some regional BDs have grown by thousands in the past five years.

Planners have been leaving bank-backed firms in droves in search of what they say is greater freedom and flexibility.

The firm is trying a new approach 10 months after quitting the Broker Protocol.

Here's what I've realized since I penned my original missive to the commission.

FINRA released internal data in the regulator’s first-ever such report, highlighting changes in the wealth management space.

Two wirehouse veterans are the latest to join a fast growing independent firm.

Advisors John Burg and Tamara Colon moved their California practice to the regional firm.

Were 300% deals ever sustainable? What can advisors do today? And if you think it’s too late to break away, listen to the story of a 70-year old advisor who made the move. Mindy Diamond offers her insight as we continue the dialogue from our Recruiters Roundtable.