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Confidential financial advisor placement

You built the practice. We place it where it grows.

Top Broker Recruiting places financial advisors and advisor teams with the firms that fit their clients, their economics and their ambitions, through a completely confidential, anonymous process. Firms see a blind profile. Your name stays with us until you decide otherwise.

I'm an Advisor: Start My Search I'm a Firm: Hire Advisors
  • Anonymous process
  • Never through work email or phone
  • No client records, ever

I want to…

Explore a move to a new firm →Go independent or launch an RIA →Get a second opinion on an offer →Move my team together →Hire advisors →

Who we place

One agency. Both sides of the move.

Advisor placement only works when the fit is right for the advisor and the firm. We work with both, so introductions are focused and nobody's time is wasted.

For financial advisors & teams

Thinking about your next firm, going independent or weighing an offer? We map your options across every channel, make confidential introductions and help you compare deals side by side.

  • Confidential search across wirehouse, regional, independent and RIA firms
  • Offer and payout comparisons in plain numbers
  • Support for team moves, staff and transition timing
Start My Confidential Search How it works for advisors

For firms hiring advisors

Growing a branch, adding producing advisors or planning for succession? We find advisors who match your platform, culture and economics, and introduce them only when there's real interest.

  • Experienced, producing advisors and teams
  • Successor and next-generation advisor searches
  • Pre-qualified, interested candidates, not cold lists
Tell Us Who You're Hiring How it works for firms
AnonymousFirms see a blind profile, with no name and no current firm, until you say yes.
Discreet contactPersonal phone and email only. Never your office line or work inbox.
Your firm never knowsWe never contact your current firm or colleagues about you.

Anonymous process

Explore the market without anyone knowing it's you

We offer a fully anonymous process. Firms see a blind profile first: your book, your goals and your market, with no name and no current firm. You reveal yourself only when you're ready, and only to the firms you choose.

Start My Anonymous Search Read our confidentiality promise

  1. Blind profile

    We share approximate details only: book size, firm type, region and what you want. No name, no firm.

  2. Firms raise their hand

    Interested firms tell us what they'd offer someone with your profile.

  3. You decide who learns your name

    Reveal yourself to one firm, several or none. Walking away costs you nothing.

Curious what your practice is worth to another firm?

Start a confidential conversation. Approximate numbers are all we need.

Start My Confidential Search

How it works

From first call to first day at your new firm

  1. Share your brief

    Tell us your goals, rough book size and timeline. Two minutes, no client data.

  2. Confidential consultation

    A recruiter talks through what matters to you: payout, independence, platform, culture.

  3. Anonymous introductions

    Firms that fit see a blind profile first. Your name is shared only when you approve.

  4. Compare & decide

    We help you compare offers side by side and plan the timing of your move.

Start Step One Now See the full process

Wall Street reach · Complete discretion

Wall Street reach. Main Street discretion.

We know the firms, the deals and the people across the industry, and we keep your name out of all of it until you're ready.

Start My Confidential Search

Where advisors go

Every firm model, explained without the sales pitch

The best move depends on how much independence you want, how you're paid and what support you need. We'll help you see the trade-offs clearly.

01

Wirehouse & national firms

Brand, balance sheet and full support, with less control over your business.

  • W-2
  • Big platform
Compare
02

Regional & boutique firms

A smaller-firm culture with employee support and often more flexibility.

  • W-2
  • Culture
Compare
03

Independent broker-dealer

Own your practice and keep a higher payout, and take on more of the overhead.

  • 1099
  • Ownership
Compare
04

RIA & hybrid

Fee-based independence and fiduciary focus, joining an existing firm or launching your own.

  • Fee-based
  • Equity
Compare

Beyond placement

For the moves that aren't just a firm change

Succession & selling a book

Plan a full or partial sale, or an internal succession, on your timeline.

  • Full or partial
  • Internal or external
Plan my succession

Acquiring a practice

Tell us your buyer criteria and geography, and we'll watch for the right fit.

  • Buyer criteria
  • Geography
Register as a buyer

Partnerships & teams

Bring on a partner, merge with another team or find your successor.

  • Partners
  • Successors
Discuss a partnership

SPV & private-market firms

Join a firm that offers SPV product lines, with ongoing backend fee participation where permitted.

  • SPVs
  • Backend fees
Explore SPV firms

Free advisor tools

Run your own numbers first

Compare two transition offers, see how a payout change affects your take-home pay, and check your readiness to move. The math runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

Open the Advisor Tools
Transition offer comparisonUpfront vs back-end vs contingent
Payout comparisonYour take-home pay at today's firm vs a new one
Transition readiness checklistAre you ready to start conversations?

Financial advisor recruiting, explained

A financial advisor recruiting firm built around fit, not volume

Changing firms is one of the biggest decisions a financial advisor makes. The right move can raise your payout, give you more control over your business and give clients a better platform. The wrong one can cost you clients, deferred compensation and years of momentum. A good financial advisor recruiter exists to make sure you see every option clearly before you choose.

Top Broker Recruiting is a financial advisor placement agency. We work with advisors and teams at wirehouses, regional firms, independent broker-dealers, banks and RIAs, and with the firms that want to hire them. Some advisors come to us ready to move. Many simply want to know what their book of business is worth in today's market, or whether going independent or launching an RIA makes sense.

What we help advisors with

  • Advisor transitions between wirehouse, regional, independent and RIA firms
  • Recruiting deal comparisons: upfront forgivable loans, back-end bonuses and payout grids (how deals work)
  • Breakaway moves for advisors launching or joining an independent RIA (breakaway guide)
  • Team moves with partners, associates and support staff
  • Succession planning and practice sales

What we help firms with

Broker-dealers, RIAs and branch managers use us to hire experienced financial advisors, recruit teams, open new markets and find successors, through confidential outreach to advisors who aren't on the open market.

Questions

What advisors ask us first

More answers on the FAQ page, or just ask a recruiter.

Ask a Recruiter
What does Top Broker Recruiting do?

We are a placement agency for financial advisors. We help advisors and advisor teams find the firm, platform and deal that fit their practice, and we help firms find and hire producing advisors. We also support related moves such as succession planning and practice sales.

Can I stay anonymous while I explore?

Yes. We offer an anonymous process. Firms first see a blind profile with approximate details such as book size, firm type, region and what you're looking for, but never your name or current firm. You decide if and when to reveal your identity, one firm at a time. Only our team knows who you are.

Is my inquiry confidential?

Yes. Your inquiry is reviewed privately and is never posted as a public listing. We do not share your name or practice details with a firm until you tell us you want an introduction.

What should I not send?

Please do not send client names, account numbers, client lists, Social Security numbers or confidential employer documents. A first conversation only needs approximate figures, such as rough assets and production ranges.

Does submitting an inquiry commit me to anything?

No. An inquiry starts a conversation. It does not create an engagement, exclusivity, offer or obligation of any kind.

Which kinds of firms do you work with?

We look across the whole industry: wirehouses, regional broker-dealers, independent broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, hybrid models and bank or insurance channels. The right fit depends on your clients, your goals and how you want to run your business.

Get started

Your next chapter starts with one confidential conversation.

Tell us where you are and where you want to be. We'll come back with options, not pressure.

  • Anonymous process: your name stays private until you choose
  • Approximate figures only. No client records
  • No commitment, exclusivity or obligation

Prefer the full brief? Use the 4-step inquiry.

Request a confidential call

Two minutes. Approximate details only. A recruiter follows up personally.

Please enter your first name.
Please enter your last name.

For your privacy, use a personal email and phone, not your work contact details.

Please enter a valid email.
Please enter a phone number.
Please choose one.

About your practice Ranges are fine. Firms only ever see these as part of a blind profile.

Please choose one.
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Please choose one.
Licenses & designations (select all that apply)
Product lines you offer (optional, select all that apply)

Anonymous and confidential. Not a public listing, offer or engagement.

Thank you. Your inquiry is in, and it stays private.

A recruiter will review it and reach out personally. Your details stay private.