What You Need to Know
The wealth unit ended the first quarter with 19,808 advisors, down 585 from a year ago and a drop of 295 from the prior quarter.
Four of five veteran advisors who left Merrill to join rival firms over the past year had been recruited from other firms.
Merrill has been restructuring its advisor training program and is planning an announcement soon about its future operations
Bank of America’s wealth unit, which includes Merrill Lynch, ended the first quarter with 19,808 advisors, down 585 — or 3% — from a year ago and a drop of 295 — or 1.5% — from the prior quarter’s 20,103. This includes advisors across its Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Bank of America Private Bank and Consumer Investments businesses.