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Registered Rep. June 2, 2011 Diana Britton	America's Top Independent Brokerages The Merrills and Morgan Stanleys of the world say it was never an exodus, the migration is over, and it was only those advisors who couldn't make it in the cutthroat wirehouse world who crossed over to the independent side of the business.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2011 Kristen French	Broker Report Card 2011: It's Getting Better All the Time Registered Rep.'s 21st annual Broker Report Cards showed advisor satisfaction ratings creeping higher this year across the board -- on everything from compensation and benefits, compliance support and sales support to products.
Registered Rep. February 23, 2010 Halah Touryalai	Clients, The New Breakaways First, there was the breakaway broker phenomenon; now, it seems, we have a growing vogue of breakaway clients -- former wirehouse investors who ditch their old advisors for new ones at independent RIAs or broker/dealers.
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Lauren Barack	Beating Back The Independents So a mere eighteen months after the sky fell, is it really possible that life at the wirehouses isn't so bad?
Registered Rep. January 3, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Raiders of the Wirehouse Ark The emergence of HighTower as a major player in the independent space also dovetails with the changes that have shaken the wirehouse industry since the 2008 financial crash.
Registered Rep. June 6, 2011 John Aidan Byrne	Wall Street Brokerages Set For More Advisor Defections? Switching for big signing bonuses spiked during the recent financial crisis when Wall Street's biggest brokerages merged or were acquired. But it died down a bit after Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley offered their financial advisors retention packages.
Registered Rep. November 30, 2012 Diana Britton	Withering Wirehouses? Not Quite. Many industry propellerheads have forecasted an exodus of wirehouse advisors to the independent channel as retention bonuses unwind this year.
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj	The Wirehouse Way While the lure of independence has traditionally been viewed as the ultimate siren song for many advisors, many in the industry are finding good reasons to stay with the big companies. And it's not all about the money.
Registered Rep. November 21, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Why Wirehouse FAs Pass on the RIA Path Independence is appealing to a growing number of wirehouse advisors, but the RIA route clearly has some challenges for most of them.
Registered Rep. July 26, 2011 John Aidan Byrne	Online Brokerages Still Grabbing Market Share From Wirehouses Online brokerages continue to take market share from the wirehouses, according to a new report.
Registered Rep. March 12, 2010 Mindy Diamond	Break Back Brokers Over the last six months, an interesting reverse shift is occurring: the RIA or independent b/d advisor who wants to return to (or go to for the first time) a wirehouse firm.
Registered Rep. May 31, 2013 Megan Leonhardt	Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.
Registered Rep. September 30, 2013 Megan Leonhardt	Wirehouse Evolution Far from a dying model, the big brokerages are changing their game.
Registered Rep. July 22, 2013 Mindy Diamond	The Long Road Home Wirehouse firms are recruiting more independent advisors to their ranks than ever before.
Registered Rep. December 21, 2012 Megan Leonhardt	Looking Back, 2012 A Mixed Bag For Wirehouses Assets mostly were up, but advisors are on the move.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	Who Will be Number One Among the Wirehouses? A good old-fashioned Wall Street fight for retail assets -- and a fierce tussle over which firm can call itself the Number One retail wealth management firm on Wall Street -- is brewing.
Registered Rep. September 22, 2008 John Churchill	Wall Street's Pain Is RIAs' Gain: Reps Flee Wirehouses, Bring Assets to Fido And Others Despite the still-outsized signing bonuses offered by most Wall Street firms, the steady trickle of brokers leaving wirehouse firms to join or form their own RIA firms is growing.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2012 John Aidan Byrne	DIY Platforms Are Gaining the Mass Affluent Pressure to serve only the wealthiest, wirehouses are ceding the mass affluent to the independent, DIY brokerage platforms. Indeed, "direct" brokerages are beginning to offer more advice.
Registered Rep. August 29, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Devil Take the Hindmost The headlines in the media note that advisor headcount was down 2.3 percent overall in 2011. But it was the independent broker/dealer market that accounted for the biggest hit in the numbers.
On Wall Street August 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	Expect a New Wave of Advisor Movement Even with rumblings that Wall Street firms could brace for cost cuts and layoffs this summer, competition for top wealth management talent is poised to remain strong.
Registered Rep. November 26, 2012 Mindy Diamond	Advisors Sober Up For 2013 While the trend toward independence slowed a bit from previous years, 2012 was the year the independent channel legitimized its place next to the more traditional players.
Registered Rep. October 11, 2010 Susan Konig	Advisor Movement Should Pick Up in 2011, Experts Predict Aggressive and lucrative recruitment packages essentially prompted anyone who wanted a big check to move last year, Diamond says.
On Wall Street January 1, 2011	Recruiting's Next Big Challenge A conversation with industry headhunters about the job market for financial advisors.
On Wall Street January 1, 2010	The Hire Powers Speak Out Headhunters open up about hiring, entrepreneurial mindsets, and wirehouse business models.
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 Frances A. McMorris	The Year of Movement Whether firms are just getting aggressive or retention packages are losing their grip, advisors are watching their own bottom line.
On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Matt Greenslade	Competition for Talent in Wealth Industry Stays Strong It s an advisor s market, as firms with diverse practice models strive to nab top talent.
Investment Advisor September 2009 Melanie Waddell	Not So Fast Cerulli Associates data suggests there may be fewer wirehouse brokers breaking away.
Financial Advisor January 2009 Eric Rasmussen	Revenge Of The Wirehouses Large Wall Street firms dangle big incentives to hang onto advisors.
Registered Rep. November 8, 2010 Kristen French	Merrill Strengthens Golden Handcuffs For New Hires, Recruits Small Fry To receive all of his recruiting bonus money, a new hire must now stick around for 14 years, instead of nine, and all of the back-end money is now deferred, where a big portion used to be in cash.
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead.
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French	Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like.
Registered Rep. August 26, 2010 John Aidan Byrne	Neck And Neck, Morgan and Merrill On Hiring Sprees Both firms say they plan to add net financial advisors in 2010, adding to stated plans to sign up 2,000 trainees each this year.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill	More, More, More Faced with growing competition from other advice providers and fewer inherent advantages in the way of products and platform capabilities, wirehouse brokers will feel pressure to do more fee-based business and to make wealthier clients a bigger part of their practice.
Registered Rep. January 7, 2011 Kristen French	Will the SEC Curtail Recruiting Bonuses? With brokerage revenues getting squeezed and regulators sniffing around compensation issues and potential conflicts of interest, it's possible that 2011 could bring some changes to broker comp plans.
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca	Soft Landing Most Wall Street refugees are taking measured steps toward independence by joining an independent broker/dealer, rather than launching a registered investment advisory practice on their own.
Registered Rep. October 5, 2009 Kristen French	Citi Bank Brokerage Converts To All Fees Citigroup announced that it would convert its small North American bank brokerage business completely to a fee-on-assets-based fiduciary advice system, and would stop collecting commissions on stock and fund sales.
Registered Rep. October 8, 2010 Kristen French	Wells Fargo Advisors Hikes Recruiting Bonuses 100 bps In the next couple of months, major Wall Street brokers may be giving Wells Fargo Advisors a closer look.
Registered Rep. August 5, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Poll: Clients Love Breakaway Wirehouse Brokers Breakaway wirehouse advisors never walk alone. A new report by Aite Group on the independence movement shows that reps from the big houses demonstrate superior client retention when they leave their employers.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Melanie Waddell	Breaking Away Brokers are finding it easier than ever to go independent, aided by custodians and other independent advisors.
Registered Rep. March 8, 2012 Kristen French	Direct Investment Sites Are Stealing Even More of Your Business There will always be clients who want a local advisor who doesn't work for a big firm, or someone they can golf with. The E-Trade baby may be cute, but it's unlikely he'll keep a tee time with you.
Registered Rep. April 18, 2012 Diana Britton	Tiburon's Roame: Less of a Breakaway Trend, More of a `Broken-Away' Trend Whether you agree with him or not, Chip Roame, managing principal of Tiburon Strategic Advisors, is not afraid to tell you exactly how he sees it when it comes to the financial services industry.
Registered Rep. December 14, 2012 Megan Leonhardt	Wirehouses Dangle New Carrots, Small Sticks In 2013 Across the board, all four major wirehouses tweaked their compensation plans for the upcoming year; In some cases, they are upping the bar to earn payouts and putting greater emphasis on incentives to gain new, richer clients.
Registered Rep. May 13, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Wall Street Squeezes Small Brokers, Many Go Independent In this brutal market, many advisors are taking payout cuts or being let go. But many of these advisors are finding homes at independent and regional b/ds and RIA firms.
Registered Rep. August 2, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Ex-Merrill Team: HighTower's Model Is Financial Advisory World's iPod HighTower Advisors' latest recruitment prize, a Merrill Lynch private banking team, says it sees big changes coming in the financial advisory world.
Financial Advisor March 2012	UBS Reeling In Merrill Advisors The big four wirehouse firms are always trying to poach top talent from their rivals, but UBS Wealth Management seems to be doing a particularly job good job of late when it comes to snagging advisor teams from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary	Creating an Escape Plan Independence has long been a dream of many wirehouse reps. But for the great majority of wirehouse pros, it remains simply that. Going independent is a proposition fraught with peril and is not to be taken lightly.
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris	The 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable Packages get lowered. Brokers get hired. Markets have tanked. Retention offers are shrinking. And yet, according to the experts in our 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable, there are still opportunities in the retail brokerage arena, if you know where to look.
Investment Advisor August 2008 Elizabeth D. Festa	Springtime for Brokers Custodians and independent B/Ds roll out the carpet.
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Brooke Southall	RIA Power Registered investment advisory firms are bringing in more assets these days than are wirehouse brokerage firms.
Registered Rep. July 14, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Wirehouse Breakaways Eye HighTower Model VWG Wealth Management, with assets of $700 million, is the fifth wirehouse team this year to join HighTower Advisors, a Chicago-based hybrid RIA with national reach and $18 billion in AUM.