Wirehouse advisors

The new recruit has been in the industry for nearly 3 decades.

The wirehouse's newest recruits operate from two offices on both coasts.

Even as more planners see opportunities in the rule, a large cohort are reconsidering their careers.

Three advisers opened a new office for the independent firm, which is affiliated with Raymond James.

The new recruits joined the regional firm's employee channel.

The recruits left rival firms such as UBS and J.P. Morgan to join existing practices at the independent broker-dealer.

Experts weigh in on the pros and cons of leaving the employee channel.

The new recruits come from from Merrill Lynch, Cetera and SagePoint Financial.

One of the recruits is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience.

One of the new recruits was previously affiliated with Raymond James as an independent adviser for about a decade.

Two are coming back to Mother Merrill, having worked there in the 1990s.

The advisory group decided that operating as an RIA was a better option.

The planner, who oversaw $132 million in client assets while at the wirehouse, is starting out on his own with help from Raymond James, the firm said.

One of the recruits began his career in the late 1980s.

The boutique firm focuses on ultrahigh-net-worth entrepreneurs worldwide.

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A settlement with Bank of America covers 270 employees who were terminated following the wealth management firm's 2008 acquisition.

The wirehouse's three newest recruits are all industry veterans.

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