As the competition for advisors heats up, with record transition packages, top advisors are changing jerseys at a fast pace. Certainly, it is tempting to be wooed by these outsized deals that have the potential to turn someone into a wealthy man...
There are lots of reasons to leave a wirehouse and go independent: the Department of Labor fiduciary rule, compensation structures collapsing or a firm being in the news for a banking scandal. But for many advisors, it still comes down to the...