Wirehouse advisors

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.

The advisor used about $410,000 to pay back investors in Ponzi-like fashion to keep the scheme alive, the regulator says.

The regional BD continues its recruiting spree, adding to the more than 400 advisors it’s already hired in the past year.

The boutique wealth manager has been aggressively courting top brokers.

The regional BD's three hires come from Wells Fargo and Ameriprise.

Brokerage industry records list one of the winners works at the firm's clearing house in San Jose.

The dispute pits four advisors against big Wall Street names: Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James and Merrill Lynch.

Raymond James, Janney, Ameriprise and Stifel are all racking up impressive hires from the wirehouses.

The firm’s partners met while employed as advisors at Merrill Lynch, and later switched to Wells.

Already an aggressive recruiter, the firm upped its advisor head count by 115 during the recent quarter.

The forthcoming changes will build on digital investments the firm has made recently, according to an executive.

Stifel is expanding on the West Coast, hiring 13 recruits in California year-to-date.

A 34-year old broker with high-net-worth tax specialty signs with Dynasty.