Meanwhile, Wells Fargo hauled advisors overseeing $825 million in the West Coast, while Wedbush has welcomed a seasoned professional from Stifel in California.
Also, a Fidelity veteran goes indie with Osaic OSJ Innovative Financial Group, and Citizens welcomes a sports and entertainment-focused trio previously overseeing $800 million from Morgan Stanley.
The latest father-son additions at Merill include a tandem originally with Wells Fargo and an Iowa-based trio that crossed over from Baird.
UBS also expanded in the Southeast with six advisors overseeing more than $2 billion, while Osaic lured a $300 million family-led practice from Wells Fargo's FiNet.
Mega-RIA picks up $250M advisor, while three firms head for &Partners.
Minnesota fiduciary practice and Virginia team switch broker-dealers in latest advisor moves.
CEO Vlad Tenev calls the proactive restructuring a bid to build a leaner team, coming as the brokerage rolled out its RIA referral program earlier this month.
The independent brokerage giant welcomes a wealth planning team from Mass Mutual, while UBS reels in a Philadelphia-based endowment specialist.
The firm's 11-partner retirement lineup now includes J.P. Morgan and T. Rowe Price, as it targets the underserved small business 401(k) market.
The brokerage’s new event series will bring together women content creators and financial advisors to discuss taxes, retirement planning, and business structuring as wealth managers target the creator economy.
Meanwhile, LPL and Ameriprise each welcomed experienced advisors from Edward Jones in Tennessee and South Carolina.
Firms announce recruits in Pennsylvania and Ohio as advisors head for new opportunities.
Three broker-dealers secure teams across the country as the recruiting race shows no signs of slowing.
Independent broker-dealer added $25m in Q1 revenue after $170m recruitment year.
The broker-dealer giant's newest C-suite hire brings 30 years of enterprise technology leadership, including time at Fidelity, to its expanding AI agenda.
Merrill has also extended its ranks in California with a $450 million team from Morgan Stanley, while Raymond James adds a seasoned Edward Jones advisor to its independent channel.
Robinhood’s invite-only Concierge unit now serves about 60,000 high-net-worth clients with CFP access, tax planning, and estate planning resources as the retail brokerage expands further into wealth management.
Industry group submits testimony supporting S2782, which includes language shielding licensed financial professionals from the state's contentious new ABC test.
Elsewhere, Osaic and Ameriprise each recruited family-owned practices previously affiliated with LPL and Thrivent.
LPL recently has softened its antipathy to mainstream marketing.
