Wirehouse advisors

The new recruits joined the wirehouse from Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Yet that wasn't Merrill's only recruiting success, as the wirehouse also picked up a team overseeing more than $500 million in client assets.

The recruits moved to the firm from Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Stifel and Voya.

The recruits made the move between wirehouses with two client associates.

The recruits generated $1.8 million in annual production before making the move.

The head of the advisory group also was returning to where his career started.

He will join a team of ex-Merrill advisers that will oversee more than $370 million in client assets at Snowden.

The firm is not launching a standalone robo service, but says new technology will empower its roughly 7,100 advisers to better meet client needs.

The independent firm affiliated with Raymond James recruits a veteran with nearly 40 years of industry experience.

The firm's newest recruits generated $3.5 million in annual revenue.

The firm's newest hire was an ex-Morgan Stanley complex manager.

The recruit says the firm's fiduciary business model was a draw.

Earnings have been soft for the industry's biggest brokerages, but lending has helped bolster performance.

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The recruits moved to the independent side of Wells Fargo.

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