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Talent Magnets: the RIAs advisors are moving to.

In the last 12 months, 23,228 advisors changed firms. 13,273 of them went to an RIA. The firm that recruited the most: Advice and Planning Services, with 195. Here's who's winning advisors, where they come from, and who's losing them, nationally and in every state.

From SEC advisor registrations and Form ADV · advisors who joined since Oct 24, 2025 · updated weekly, last Oct 24, 2026

The magnets

Wealth management RIAs by advisors who joined from another firm in the last 12 months. Team growth is recruits against the team a year ago. Advisors who came over when a whole firm was absorbed aren't counted as recruited.

Where advisors are leaving from, and where they go

Every advisor who changed firms in the last 12 months, by the kind of firm they left and the kind they joined.

Left a…AdvisorsWhere they wentTo an RIA
Wirehouse3,85340%
Edward Jone74836%
Broker-dealer7,62158%
Insurance firm1,57052%
Other RIA9,43666%

Bar colors are the kind of firm they joined (same key as above; green is an RIA).

The fastest growing teams

Recruits against the size of the team a year ago, among firms that recruited 5 or more and have 5 or more advisory staff.

  1. Friday Financial · DUBUQUE, IA+366.7% (22 recruited)
  2. Gryphon Wealth · JACKSONVILLE, FL+200% (12 recruited)
  3. Twenty Four Wealth · DARIEN, CT+200% (12 recruited)
  4. Intentgen Financial Partners · NAPERVILLE, IL+183.3% (11 recruited)
  5. Fathom Advisors LLC · MINNEAPOLIS, MN+180% (9 recruited)
  6. Coastal Bridge Advisors · WESTPORT, CT+177.8% (16 recruited)
  7. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC · TAMPA, FL+173% (64 recruited)
  8. Domain Money Advisors, LLC · NEW YORK, NY+171.4% (12 recruited)
  9. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC · LOS ANGELES, CA+160% (8 recruited)
  10. Range Advisory, LLC · MCLEAN, VA+145.5% (16 recruited)
  11. Brookwood Investment Group · PHOENIX, AZ+140% (14 recruited)
  12. Van Diest Capital · POLK CITY, IA+140% (7 recruited)
  13. Activ8 Family Office LLC · MCLEAN, VA+140% (7 recruited)
  14. Generational Financial Partners, LLC · ATLANTA, GA+140% (7 recruited)
  15. Everoak Wealth Co · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO+140% (7 recruited)

Moving together

3 or more advisors from the same firm joining the same RIA within 60 days. Some are teams breaking away; some are deals Form ADV doesn't show.

AdvisorsFromToLatest joined
61MOLONEY SECURITIES ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
Broker-dealer
Bfc Planning, Inc. · IADec 18, 2025
42EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS
Broker-dealer
Savant Wealth Management · ILApr 29, 2026
32CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.
Broker-dealer
Corient · FLJul 14, 2026
23Wells Fargo Advisors
Wirehouse
&Partners · TNJul 30, 2026
23Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Broker-dealer
Newedge Advisors · LAFeb 20, 2026
22Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.
Broker-dealer
Friday Financial · IAOct 2, 2026
22MILL CREEK CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
Broker-dealer
Pathstone · NJJun 23, 2026
22HERITAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Broker-dealer
Savant Wealth Management · ILMar 16, 2026
20Commonwealth Financial Network
Broker-dealer
Merit Financial Advisors · GASep 25, 2026
19Osaic Wealth, Inc.
Broker-dealer
Blue Horizon Equity, Inc. · NYJul 1, 2026
19Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Broker-dealer
Stackstone Wealth, LLC · IAJun 30, 2026
19TRANSFORM WEALTH, LLC
Broker-dealer
Focus Partners Wealth, LLC · MOJan 23, 2026
16JOURNEY STRATEGIC WEALTH LLC
Broker-dealer
Hightower Advisors, LLC · ILMay 5, 2026
16Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Broker-dealer
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC · CTMar 13, 2026
15Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Wirehouse
Rockefeller Capital Management · NYSep 8, 2026
15TRUWEALTH ADVISORS, LLC
Broker-dealer
Waverly Advisors, LLC · ALMay 22, 2026
15SPC FINANCIAL INC
Broker-dealer
Alphacore Capital LLC · CANov 6, 2025
14Morgan Stanley
Wirehouse
Rockefeller Capital Management · NYJun 12, 2026
14FOUNTAINHEAD ADVISORS
Broker-dealer
Lido · CADec 9, 2025
13Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
Broker-dealer
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC · FLJul 31, 2026
13THE CLARIUS GROUP, LLC
Broker-dealer
Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions · OHMar 19, 2026
13Equitable Advisors, LLC
Insurance firm
Stonebridge Financial Group · CAMar 4, 2026
12UBS Financial Services Inc.
Wirehouse
Cresset Asset Management, LLC · ILSep 8, 2026
12IWP WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC
Broker-dealer
Matter Family Office · MOJul 13, 2026
12Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Broker-dealer
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC · MAMay 12, 2026

Losing the most advisors

Firms of any kind, by advisors who left for another firm in the last 12 months.

#FirmLeftTo an RIATop destinations
1Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Wirehouse
1,48336%J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 251 · Wells Fargo Advisors 163 · Morgan Stanley 146
2LPL Financial LLC
Broker-dealer
98444%Cetera Investment Advisers LLC 109 · Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc 86 · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 77
3Wells Fargo Advisors
Wirehouse
81147%&Partners 75 · J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 71 · LPL Financial LLC 59
4Strategic Advisers LLC
Other RIA
78946%Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 85 · J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 55 · Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. 42
5Morgan Stanley
Wirehouse
78241%Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 80 · Wells Fargo Advisors 73 · UBS Financial Services Inc. 67
6Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Broker-dealer
74850%LPL Financial LLC 111 · Rise Private Wealth Management 55 · Raymond James & Associates, Inc. 32
7Edward Jones
Edward Jone
74836%LPL Financial LLC 122 · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 66 · Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc 49
8J.p. Morgan Securities LLC
Broker-dealer
64747%Wells Fargo Advisors 110 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 43 · LPL Financial LLC 39
9Equitable Advisors, LLC
Insurance firm
62047%J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 91 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 49 · Strategic Advisers LLC 29
10UBS Financial Services Inc.
Wirehouse
61232%Morgan Stanley 87 · Wells Fargo Advisors 63 · Wells Fargo Advisors 50
11Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
Broker-dealer
58549%LPL Financial LLC 137 · Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc 20 · Osaic Wealth, Inc. 17
12Commonwealth Financial Network
Broker-dealer
58057%Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc 90 · Cetera Investment Advisers LLC 74 · Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 72
13Osaic Wealth, Inc.
Broker-dealer
46047%LPL Financial LLC 133 · Cetera Investment Advisers LLC 38 · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 21
14Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
Broker-dealer
33347%LPL Financial LLC 84 · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 25 · Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 17
15Lpl Enterprise, LLC
Other RIA
32949%J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 31 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 17 · Mml Investors Services, LLC 14
16Mml Investors Services, LLC
Insurance firm
31049%LPL Financial LLC 56 · Cetera Investment Advisers LLC 15 · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 12
17Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Broker-dealer
28652%J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 26 · Wells Fargo Advisors 20 · Empower Advisory Group, LLC 16
18Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
Broker-dealer
26144%LPL Financial LLC 107 · Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc 9 · Lpl Enterprise, LLC 8
19Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Broker-dealer
20555%Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 26 · Morgan Stanley 13 · LPL Financial LLC 10
20Huntington Financial Advisors
Other RIA
16611%Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 137 · Pnc Wealth Management 3 · LPL Financial LLC 3
21Wells Fargo Advisors
Wirehouse
16462%LPL Financial LLC 28 · &Partners 21 · Gryphon Wealth 12
22Truist Advisory Services, Inc.
Other RIA
15940%Raymond James & Associates, Inc. 15 · Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc 15 · CAPTRUST 14
23Florida Financial Advisors, LLC
Other RIA
15661%Fisher Investments 26 · LPL Financial LLC 10 · J.p. Morgan Securities LLC 10
24RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Broker-dealer
14935%Morgan Stanley 18 · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 13 · Raymond James & Associates, Inc. 11
25Fisher Investments
Other RIA
14874%Vanguard Advisers, Inc. 11 · Advice and Planning Services 10 · Strategic Advisers LLC 8

Latest moves

5,676 advisors joined an RIA from another firm in the last 90 days; the latest 60 below. Dates are when the advisor registered with the new firm.

Team moves and firm deals

Five or more advisors moving between the same two firms on the same day: a team lift-out, an acquisition or a reorganization.

Oct 16, 2026134 advisors to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC from Huntington Financial Advisors
Oct 16, 20265 advisors to Latigo Peak Partners, LLC from J.p. Morgan Securities LLC
Oct 15, 20266 advisors to Wells Fargo Advisors from Wells Fargo Advisors
Oct 9, 20267 advisors to CAPTRUST from Truist Advisory Services, Inc.
Oct 7, 20269 advisors to Wells Fargo Advisors from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Oct 7, 20265 advisors to 5280 Associates from Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC
Oct 6, 202611 advisors to Victory Capital Management Inc. from Westend Advisors, LLC
Oct 6, 20266 advisors to Kestra Advisory Services, LLC from Commonwealth Financial Network
Oct 6, 20265 advisors to Raymond James & Associates, Inc. from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Oct 5, 20268 advisors to Round Table Advisors, LLC from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
Oct 5, 20265 advisors to LPL Financial LLC from Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,LLC
Oct 2, 202610 advisors to Wells Fargo Advisors from Wells Fargo Advisors
Oct 2, 20267 advisors to Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC from Spire Wealth Management, LLC
Oct 2, 20266 advisors to Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
Oct 1, 202615 advisors to Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC from Spire Wealth Management, LLC

Advisors who moved

Oct 18, 2026Trevor Czerniejewski joined Breiter Wealth Management, LLC from Lpl Enterprise, LLC
Oct 18, 2026Kyra Easley joined First Pacific Financial, Inc. from Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC
Oct 17, 2026Jeffrey Daniels joined Strategic Advisers LLC from UBS Financial Services Inc.
Oct 17, 2026Anthony Philips joined Capital Client Group, Inc. from Percent Advisors LLC
Oct 17, 2026Eliot Truesdell joined Strategic Advisers LLC from Lpl Enterprise, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Salvatore Maniscalco joined Cetera Investment Advisers LLC from Commonwealth Financial Network
Oct 16, 2026Victoria Ramirez joined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated from Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
Oct 16, 2026David Bailin joined Personal Wealth Strategies from Osaic Wealth, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Richard Leake joined Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC from Falcon Wealth Planning, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Michael Bernabeo joined LPL Financial LLC from Park Avenue Securities LLC
Oct 16, 2026Oi Wong joined Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC from Lpl Enterprise, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Michelle Rudd joined Corient from Summit Trail Advisors, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Jose Martinez joined Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. from Td Private Client Wealth LLC
Oct 16, 2026Gali Sherman joined Mutual Advisors, LLC from Osaic Advisory Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Cynthia Molina joined Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Oct 16, 2026Jeffrey Loperfido joined Amerity Wealth Management, LLC from State Farm Investment Management Corp.
Oct 16, 2026Patrick Abelon joined Mariner from Creative Planning Institutional Advisors, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Wayne Watts joined Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. from Strategic Advisers LLC
Oct 16, 2026Brendon Derouin joined Oakwood Capital, Inc. from Tlg Advisors, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Jeffrey Mauritzen joined Principal Securities, Inc. from Farmers Asset Management, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Jean Metayer joined Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. from Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
Oct 16, 2026Mensur Omerovic joined Sofi Wealth LLC from Wells Fargo Advisors
Oct 16, 2026Olac Pallan Gayol joined Opg Asset Management from Centurion Wealth Management
Oct 16, 2026Jaime Chavez Llerenas joined First Command Advisory Services from Lpl Enterprise, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Todd Mitchell joined Advisors Capital Management, LLC from Ac Wealth Partners
Oct 16, 2026Christopher McClowry joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. from D.a. Davidson & Co.
Oct 16, 2026Angela Faridnia joined Retirement and Wealth at Alliant, LLC from World Investment Advisors, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Jamille Thomas joined Advice and Planning Services from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Eric Riner joined Brookside Wealth Management LLC from Umb Private Wealth Management, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Sharon Deng joined Supreme Alliance LLC from Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Kiran Ahuja joined Citigroup Global Markets Inc. from J.p. Morgan Securities LLC
Oct 16, 2026Avigail Curry joined Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. from Commonwealth Financial Network
Oct 16, 2026Antonio Moscoso joined Wells Fargo Advisors from J.p. Morgan Securities LLC
Oct 16, 2026Michael Nielsen joined J.p. Morgan Securities LLC from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Oct 16, 2026Manford Laws joined Kestra Advisory Services, LLC from LPL Financial LLC
Oct 16, 2026Robert Caldwell joined Deschutes Investment Consulting, LLC from Mml Investors Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Royce Woodley joined Wealthspan Partners, LLC from Capital Client Group, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Jasmine Britton joined Advice and Planning Services from Citizens Securities, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026David Servideo joined Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC from Strategic Advisers LLC
Oct 16, 2026Chikaeme Onyebuchi joined Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP from Domain Money Advisors, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Megan Andersen joined J.p. Morgan Securities LLC from Wells Fargo Advisors
Oct 16, 2026Jesse Perry joined LPL Financial LLC from T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Alyssa Sarkies joined Wells Fargo Advisors from LPL Financial LLC
Oct 16, 2026Anthony Paino joined Strategic Advisers LLC from LPL Financial LLC
Oct 16, 2026Joseph Painter joined Wells Fargo Advisors from Citizens Securities, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Bennett Sacks joined Stone Wall Money Management LLC from Lpl Enterprise, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Michael Fitzpatrick joined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated from Strategic Advisers LLC
Oct 16, 2026Angus McLean joined Alliancebernstein L.p. from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Kevin McMahon joined Equitable Advisors, LLC from Principal Securities, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Remington Tai joined UBS Financial Services Inc. from Equitable Advisors, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Shivam Sami joined Advice and Planning Services from Strategic Advisers LLC
Oct 16, 2026Christopher Skutnik joined East End Financial Group, Inc. from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Patrick Norambuena joined Pnc Wealth Management from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Oct 16, 2026Jessica Lipinski joined Strategic Advisers LLC from Vanguard Advisers, Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Matthew Ryan joined Osaic Wealth, Inc. from UBS Financial Services Inc.
Oct 16, 2026Muhammad Dhanji joined J.p. Morgan Securities LLC from Wells Fargo Advisors
Oct 16, 2026Lukas Foley joined Newedge Advisors from Mml Investors Services, LLC
Oct 16, 2026Eric Cote joined J.p. Morgan Securities LLC from Sound Income Strategies, LLC
Oct 16, 2026William Krueger joined Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC from Sc&H Wealth
Oct 16, 2026Ashley Helrich joined Morgan Stanley from J.p. Morgan Securities LLC

A move is a new registration with a firm within a year of leaving another; advisors registered with two firms at once aren't counted as moving. Moved recently? Claim your page and keep it current.

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