Merrill added about 33,500 net new client relationships year-to-date, according to the firm's third quarter earnings. Wells Fargo also announced earnings this week, with mixed results for its wealth management business.
“By selling United Capital and by selling PFM … it allows us to take the resources and the investment we might’ve geared toward growing that and add it to our investment in ultra-high-net-worth growth,” said Goldman CEO David Solomon.