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Advisors Move to Raymond James, Securities America, Wells Fargo
By Janet LevauxRaymond James adds a $1.6 million group from Wells Fargo; Securities America welcomes back a $2 million producer.
December 19, 2013
LPL Names Chetney President of Retirement PartnersThe unit has picked up some 400 advisors recently, along with powerful partners like Vanguard and New York Life.
December 19, 2013
Advisors, Execs Give Back During the HolidaysTeams of advisors are supporing the arts, James Hamilton of Raymand James says, while LPLs CEO is growing a beard for an animal charity.
December 17, 2013
Merrill Grabs 3 Reps as Raymond James, LPL Each Add 2 AdvisorsMeanwhile, Baird picks up a veteran financial advisor in Denver, who previously was with Charles Schwab.
December 12, 2013
Wells Adds 3 Teams with $4.5M as Rivals Nab RepsWirehouses are grabbing groups of advisors nationwide, and independent firms are acquiring new assets in Illinois.
December 11, 2013
Are Brokers Greedy Scumbags?Despite bad press and widespread bias, FINRA statistics tell a much different story about the behavior of most financial advisors, recruiter Jon Henschen says.
December 10, 2013
LPL Welcomes Back $200M Team; Raymond James Adds $220M Wells GroupThe advisor group returns to LPL from Ameriprise, while Raymond James welcomes three reps to its Advisor Select channel.
December 09, 2013
6 Critical Transformations BDs Must Make: PershingPershing's Broker-Dealer of the Future report says BDs must do these six things or risk falling behind the competition.