Below, in alphabetical order, are the winners through the years of Research magazine's annual Advisor Hall of Fame.
Charles Andriole Wachovia Securities
Alexander P. Armour Davenport & Co.
Bruce Bagge Gruntal & Co.
Kent Baker Merrill Lynch
L.H. Bayley David A. Noyes & Co.
Roy Belknap Shearson Lehman Brothers
David Bendix The Bendix Financial Group/Royal Alliance
Drew Bilotta: 2013 Raymond James & Associates
Brenda Blisk Spire Investment Partners
Morris B. Blumenthal Prudential Securities
Lyman H. Bond Prudential Securities
Steve Booren LPL Financial Services
Arthur H. Bougae Alex. Brown & Sons
Jerry Brown Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Alan Bubalo Edward Jones
Thomas F. Bullock Edward Jones
John W. Cary III Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Alex S. Carroll Prudential Securities
H.L. "Chappie" Chapman First Union Securities
Theresa E. Chacopulos: 2011 Wells Fargo
Louis J. Chiavacci Merrill Lynch
Kyle Chudom Morgan Stanley
Shelly Church: 2013 Raymond James & Associates
Robert J. Collins Wachovia Securities
Susan Colpitts: 2012 Signature
Jeffrey Concepcion: 2013 Stratos Wealth/LPL Financial
John D. Cooke Prudential Securities
C. Marcus Cooper Jr. Legg Mason
Mark A. Cortazzo MACRO Consulting Group/SII Investments
Robert Costos Merrill Lynch
James R. Cotto Wachovia Securities
Thomas J. Curran Curran Advisory Services
Randal Dickinson Edward Jones
Paula Dorion-Gray Securities America
Larry Dorn Dorn & Co.
Ric Edelman Edelman Financial Services
Susan E. Edwards Morgan Stanley
Robert D. Enright Royal Alliance Associates
John (Jeff) Erdmann III Merrill Lynch
Jay M. Eshbach II National Planning Corp.
Lynn Faust: 2012 Raymond James & Associates
D. Craig Fecel PaineWebber
Todd Feltz Feltz WealthPLAN/LPL
Jim Ferrare: 2013 PWM Advisory/Pinnacle Associates
H. Michael Finkle Kemper Securities
Lorayne Fiorillo: 2012 Wells Fargo Advisors
Denise Fries: 2011 Securities America
Alan K. Gage Prudential Securities
James F. Gallivan J.C. Bradford & Co.
Carol Glazer Smith Barney
Donald G. Gloisten GBS Financial Corp.
Meg Green Meg Green & Associates/Royal Alliance
Roger S. Green Multi-Financial Securities Corp.
Sherry Griffin Principal Financial
John S. "Jack" Gunter Merrill Lynch
Bruce E. Haney Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood
James C. Hansberger Shearson Lehman Brothers
Scott Hanson Securities America
Gena Harper Smith Barney