Andrew Welsch

Net income for the unit hit $514 million for the fourth quarter, helping boost overall earnings, the firm reported.

Forming a practice with your child or another family member may seem like a great idea, but experts warn they take just as much work as any other partnership.

An Edward Jones advisor managing more than $114 million in client assets joined the Raymond James independent channel.

Two advisors left RBC to join Raymond James' employee channel.

Stifel Nicolaus lured away a 36-year veteran advisor from RBC.

U.S. Capital Advisors recruited a veteran Wells Fargo advisor who previously managed $550 million in assets as part of a three-person team.

On Wall Street annually honors the industry's top young producers. Advisors ranked numbers 11 to 20 share how they the got there.

An advisor managing $215 million in assets left Merrill Lynch to join the regional firm.

The elite team left Merrill Lynch for Morgan's ultrawealthy consulting group. The mega move comes on the heels of the firm's data breach.

The event reminds firms, advisors and clients of the ever-evolving threat of data breaches. Here's what advisors should do.

The new recruits come from Morgan Stanley and UBS.

Planners say they are giving overseas markets a fresh look.

The Bogart Group was previously with RBC Wealth Management-U.S., managing client assets of more than $600 million.

The wirehouse recruited advisors from rivals Merrill Lynch and UBS.

Merrill's newest recruit managed more than $185 million in client assets while at UBS.

Regulators penalized both the independent and employee channels of Wells Fargo for failing to properly screen over 200,000 customer accounts.

Raymond James' independent broker dealer lured away two advisors producing $1.85 million from Morgan Stanley.

Wells Fargo Advisors is increasing several advisor bonus awards, while its core payout grid will remain unchanged next year.

An advisor joined BB&T Scott & Stringfellow to become the firm's latest wirehouse recruit.

Raymond James & Associates lured away a wirehouse team with $116 million in AUM.