'Brutalized' Breakaway Brokers Speak Out: 7 Stories From the Road to Independence

Summary: Advisors who break away from wirehouses or big regionals don’t expect a goodbye kiss. Instead, they often get hit right in the gut. ThinkAdvisor’s recent story about Edward Jones’ alleged treatment of feisty breakaway advisor John C. Lindsey, who fought back and won when the firm sued him for $5 million, struck a major chord with other advisors, especially those whose dream jobs turned into nightmare alley when they resigned.