$10MM is a big leg up, but it really depends on what that $10MM consists of.  I can tell you that I started at Jones in Phoenix before going Indy just over a year ago.  I had good experiences but the regional leader changed after I left and the people I stay in touch with in the region have said it has gotten ugly.  Apparently the new RL is very power trippy and political with her approach to the FA’s in the region.  A lot of the guys who were doing decent have left in the last year and I’ve had a lot of calls from segment 4’s and 5’s asking me how hard the transition to indy was.

Im currently in a 10MM Goodknight and would do it again.  Now if I had the option to take a GK or take over an existing office I would take the office.  Im nearing the end of my GK and cant wait to start getting 100% of the commissions from the book, as Ive added roughly 1.2MM to the house from outside money.  My goal is to double the book by month 18-24.

One last note…when your dealing with house accounts you really need to dig deep for outside assets and every bit of insurance you can find.  Some of my biggest clients now had under 10k when the account was transfered to me.  Its just amazing how a 1.2MM producer could miss so many outside assets. 

Take it, good luck, and latch on to Ekno there in Tempe follow his advise and you will be very successful.