Ameriprise launched into spring with a spate of new recruits from the four wirehouses and LPL.In the past month, the Minneapolis-based firm has added seven top advisors to its employee division and one to its independent channel. On Friday, industry veteran Norman Howarth moved to Ameriprise from LPL in Charlestown, Mass. He comes with 26 years of industry experience and managed $195 million.In Virginia Beach, Va., Ameriprise snapped up Bill Patton from Morgan Stanley. Patton, who started at Painewebber in 1980, joined Smith Barney in 1992 and remained at that firm through a series of mergers until last week. He manages $150 million in client assets.Jay Geaslen joins Ameriprise from Merrill Lynch. He moved into the firm’s Atlanta office in mid-April and has $194 million in assets. Geaslen began his career in 1991 and had been at Merrill Lynch since 1999, according to records with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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