Wirehouse advisors

Wells Fargo’s advisor headcount continues to fall in the second quarter.

Craig Schmell says the firm terminated him because of alcohol and drug addiction issues he had 30 years ago.

Advisors say they are becoming more dissatisfied with the way wirehouses are managed.

Having already recruited 32 brokers in the first quarter, Janney Montgomery Scott is now adding a few more advisors to its ranks.

Attending to clients' non-financial needs helped propel Merrill Lynch advisor Dane Runia to No. 1 on the Top 40 Under 40 ranking.

Most of the new hires came from Wells Fargo, which has suffered from advisor attrition over the past year.

The group is the latest in a long string of wirehouse departures.

The wirehouse has lost a steady stream of brokers over the past year and a half.

The regional firm's latest hires include several veteran financial advisors.

By the end of June, the Raymond James-affiliated firm says it will surpass its new partner additions for all of 2017.

Growing up in a house full of doctors, Mihir Patel was expected to follow in his family’s footsteps. He didn’t.

Fulvio Urbinati’s book of business includes clients in Chile and Peru, the U.S. and France.

The regional broker-dealer posted record revenue for the eighth year in a row.

After weathering the industry’s upheaval in the financial crisis, Adam Merino now co-leads a team serving about 35 ultrahigh-net worth families.

Nicole Christians joined Merrill Lynch as an intern and never looked back.

Keith Apton got his first taste for finance while still in college.

The trickle of brokers leaving wirehouses for greater independence is quietly becoming a flood.

A chance encounter in an elevator set Merrill Lynch advisor Adam Rosenfeld on a new path.

Wells Fargo was among biggest losers as advisors jumped to other firms.

Selling printer cartridges at age 16, Umesh Trikha took home more than just a paycheck.