Andrew Welsch

The wirehouse rolled out a new advertising campaign aiming to bolster its image in the eyes of clients as a goals-based wealth management firm.

Taking on the clients from a retiring advisor can be a huge boost for business – but successfully doing so is a difficult and time-consuming process.

Paul Reilly calls for more cooperation between regulators and the industry.

Adding a young advisor can boost business, but integrating a newcomer into a practice takes patience.

Tash Elwyn, president of Raymond James & Associates, says recent recruiting milestones have "triggered a number of inquiries" from advisors thinking of making a move.

The super regional is keeping its focus on an advisor-centric model, says the firm's president Tash Elwyn.

The moves represent another blow to Barclays, which lost five advisors in advance of a pending deal to sell its U.S. wealth management operations to Stifel.

Two advisors go independent with Raymond James, looking to structure their practice without wirehouse limitations.

The brokerage firms failed to waive mutual fund sales charges for certain charitable and retirement accounts, FINRA says.

Financial planners are looking for better valuations in developed economies overseas.

Advisors aren't so happy this year, in particular due to changes in comp plans and subpar leadership, according to the new J.D. Power study.

"If we don't grow, then we abdicate that opportunity to our competition," says James Weddle, managing partner of Edward Jones, which hopes to surpass Morgan Stanley as the industry's largest brokerage by headcount.

Two veteran advisors went independent with Dynasty, dwarfing the firm's previous recruits.

Merrill Lynch lured back three advisors after seven years with rival UBS.

Leaving the wirehouses for independence can be worth it, but be prepared for the unexpected, advisors say.

Three industry veterans left the wirehouse space to join U.S. Capital Advisors, a small dually-registered broker-dealer and RIA.

Two advisors left the wirehouse to join the large regional brokerage, representing the latest in a recent string of mega teams that have switched firms.

Retirement planning is becoming a bigger priority as the oldest members this "401(k) Generation" turn 50, presenting an opportunity for advisors.

Two recruits joined the regional brokerage from rivals Merrill Lynch and Wye Financial & Trust.

Bad retirement advice forced a woman to take a job earning little more than minimum wage to make ends meet, her lawyer says.