Merrill Lynch Wealth Management is revamping its training program for 3,000 fresh-faced brokers, including placing a ban on cold calling and expanding the initiative’s accessibility to attract more ...

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Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch Wealth Management unit is banning trainee brokers from making cold calls, a vestige of an era when the industry pushed hot stocks on anyone who would pick up the ...

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management is overhauling its storied financial-advisor training program. The firm said it would ban cold calling, shorten the program, and aim for high graduation rates. Merrill ...