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Schwab and TD Ameritrade pipelines brim with breakaway prospects

Growth rate accelerates despite slowing attrition at wirehouses

Author Brooke Southall January 26, 2010 at 6:25 AM
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Barnaby Grist says that wirehouse data on attrition is accurate but not telling for breakaways

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Frederick Van Den Abbeel

Frederick Van Den Abbeel

January 27, 2010 — 12:03 PM

I believe Wirehouse Advisors are looking beyond the incentive checks being offered and are looking long-term and realizing the “net-net” benefit of operating their own RIA as opposed to being beholden to one firm of business model. At the end of the day, it’s all about what system the Advisor is most comfortable operating in. Having spoken with many Advisors myself @ TradePMR, I echo some of the research outlined in this article. Good Job Brooke!

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