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When excellence feels constrained, you notice.
Something brought you here. Growth now requires a different set of terms. We step in at exactly that moment.
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The Firm No Longer Fits
You're starting to feel your current firm is no longer the best way to grow, serve your clients, or protect your future. At that point, status quo stops being a safe option.
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Growth Hitting A Ceiling
You see more opportunity than your platform supports. Slow approvals, limited resources, and rigid models hold back what you know the practice can become.
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Clients Deserve More
Your top relationships need deeper planning, better tools, and more flexibility. You feel forced into workarounds instead of delivering the standard of care you expect.
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Economics Out Of Alignment
Production climbs, yet payout, equity, and long-term value lag. Grid changes, haircuts, and firm-centric retirement deals erode the return on what you've built.
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Unsure What's Next
You're not sure whether the answer is a better seat at a wire, a regional, a hybrid RIA, or full independence. You just know the current setup is no longer the right one.
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$460MPeter ChoyUBS → Merrill LynchJun 26, 2026$560MUnnamed Merrill Lynch teamMerrill Lynch → BairdJun 25, 2026$165MJon ConnellEdward Jones → Seven Bridges Wealth AdvisorsJun 22, 2026$250MDaniel ZachariasUBS → LPL Strategic Wealth (Decorum Wealth Management)Jun 18, 2026$344MRobbins & HooperMerrill Lynch → UBS Wealth ManagementJun 18, 2026$2.0B+Colby Robbins & Brock HooperMerrill Lynch → UBSJun 18, 2026$1.2BUnnamed Merrill Lynch advisorMerrill Lynch → UBS Wealth Management (Philadelphia)Jun 16, 2026$125MJohn MageeMerrill Lynch → Wells Fargo Advisors Private Client GroupJun 16, 2026$3.5BBeacon CoastUBS → Independent RIAJun 15, 2026$408MFundamentum AdvisorsMerrill Lynch → Raymond James & AssociatesJun 10, 2026$2.4BZelniker Dorfman Private WealthUBS → Steward Partners (Legacy Channel)Jun 9, 2026$120MFreedom Ridge Private WealthEdward Jones → Ameriprise Financial (independent channel)Jun 9, 2026$477MValen Private CapitalMerrill Lynch → Sanctuary Wealth (hybrid RIA)Jun 8, 2026$185MSmith Complete WealthEdward Jones → LPL FinancialJun 2, 2026
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