Wirehouse advisors

Arbitration panels and courts have already shown openness to arguments that deferred compensation is protected under federal retirement law.

Sixteen advisors argue the megabank owes them more than $270 million over false promises they were made when being recruited.

Executives at the Zurich-based bank say $27B in net new assets for the first quarter put the firm well on its way to its wealth management goals.

Industry experts who track comings and goings at large firms say the advisor staff figures often obscure more than they reveal.

Here's what advisors at the $2 million production level can expect to earn at large and regional firms

You'd think making $1 million a year for your firm would be considered a lot. But advisors at that level last year have to bring in a bit more to maintain their take-home pay.

Our continued look at compensation for advisors at different revenue levels considers pay for $600,000-a-year producers.

Many advisors will have to produce more this year to make the same take-home pay as last year, Financial Planning's annual analysis finds, with low producers under pressure to move up the revenue ladder or move on.

Wireshouses continue to put the squeeze on advisors at the lower end of the revenue-generation scale.

An industry recruiter said the Bank of America subsidiary has become almost "unhinged" with the amount of money it's willing to offer advisors it's recruiting.