Not so fast. First, there's the question of how to know whether you should fire your broker or try to work things out. Then, there's the mechanics of the firing, and the possible complications. Let's look at the process step by step. There are two broad reasons to dump a broker or financial adviser, one being poor service and the other being habits that are unorthodox or, in rare cases, illegal.
Poor service can be as simple as a lack of communication.
Maybe you never hear from your broker, or possibly she never returns your telephone calls. The real service issue, though, is the performance of your portfolio. Nothing better determines whether you're getting good service than this. And partly, it was the hapless advice when he did pick a good stock. Maybe worst of all was the back-end load mutual funds sold by her broker.