In the past several months, some of the major firms have pulled back on the amount of recruiting they’re doing, and recruiting deals have taken a big hit. While the majority of the rhetoric discusses the potential impact of these lower recruiting packages on the advisors considering a move, the bigger impact may ultimately be on the wirehouse advisors who choose to stay put. That is, those who are taking a “wait and see” approach, hoping that their firms’ plans to recruit less will actually benefit them more.
