Baird, which last year acquired the former McAdams Wright Ragen, has hired a ten-strong team and opened a new office in Kansas.

Baird has added ten wealth management professionals – including six financial advisors – and opened a new office in Wichita, KS.

The group of advisors, all of whom are legacy A G Edwards advisors and most recently worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, collectively brings over 150 years of combined industry experience and oversees more than $1.1 billion in client assets.

They are: Don Barry, managing director; The Docking Group, consisting of Jill Docking, senior vice president, and Brian Docking, senior vice president; Phillip Garrison, director; Kevin McWhorter, senior vice president; and Suzanne Marshall, vice president.

Jill and Brian Docking will be assisted by senior client specialist Jacqueline Stanton, and joining Barry are client specialists Janice Bosch and Charity Davis (Davis will also support Marshall and McWhorter). Garrison is joined by client specialist Brooklyn Young.

Baird’s wealth management business houses over 800 financial advisors serving clients across 26 states, with client assets of over $110 billion.