Wirehouse advisors

The advisor is the latest to join the high-end wealth manager.

The moves come as the employee-owned firm posted record revenues.

Scheduling freedom allows for more time with the kids, say those in the industry.

The 2004 industrywide accord is rocked by changes its founders did not foresee.

Christopher Davis oversaw more than 190 brokers operating from eight offices while at Wells Fargo, according to his new employer.

Headcount has dropped four out of the last five quarters as numerous scandals have hit the bank.

Miguel Ballestas was discharged from the firm after allegations of insider trading.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

The team is the latest in a stream of advisors who are leaving the wirehouse for smaller rivals.

Move is the latest in a recruiting streak for the regional broker dealer.

One of the new hires has more than five decades of industry experience.

The advisor had been with Wells Fargo for only two years, having previously worked at Credit Suisse.

The uncertainly of regulation and their own survival is at the root of advisors’ stress, but there are also some positives of the job.

Wirehouses have been seeing a decline in their advisor headcounts.

Wirehouses are losing talent as advisors look to escape bank-owned firms.

Whatever planners learned when they were trained for the job decades ago is most likely outdated.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

Wall Street whistleblowers just got another reason to take their gripes directly to the SEC.

“There aren’t many combination opportunities left, so about six or seven months ago we recommitted ourselves to recruiting and got more aggressive in recruiting,” says Michael Purpura, president of D.A. Davidson Wealth Management.

The latest moves bolster the firm’s presence in the Northeast.