wirehouse
n.— «Recruiters said although there has been a spike this year in disenfranchised advisers going independent, the vast majority of those on the move simply go to another “wirehouse”—a term used to describe large, full-service brokerages.» —“Schwab outflanks smaller rivals for new advisers” by Jonathan Spicer in New York Guardian (United Kingdom) Nov. 9, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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