Andrew Welsch

Using these two simple techniques, one firm acquired over 100 new clients through social media last year.

Baird is merging with McAdams Wright Ragen, a wealth management firm based in Seattle that oversees more than $10 billion in client assets, according to the companies.

Advisor group Cohen Financial Management has joined Raymond James Financial from J.P. Morgan Securities, where the team generated annual revenues in excess of $4.2 million.

Baird reported record revenues for 2013, and added a former-Wells Fargo advisor as branch manager for its Charleston, S.C. office, marking its twelfth recruitment so far this year.

Interest in alternatives is rising among investors as they look to manage volatility in their portfolios - and advisor education is critical to meeting that tidal wave of demand.

Employees are putting more money into their 401(k) plans and Health Savings Accounts, according to a new study from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

RBC Wealth Management has recruited an advisor specializing in global high-net-worth clients with $2 million in production.

Adding to the information services Morningstar offers to financial advisors, the company has acquired ByAllAccounts, a firm that provides data aggregation technology for financial applications.

Lawyers and clients are considering legal action to obtain new arbitration cases or revisit decisions amid allegations that a former FINRA arbitrator lied about being an attorney during his 15-year tenure.

Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network has picked up advisors with more than $424 million in assets under management.

Benjamin Edwards is luring away talent from Wells Fargo, boosting its presence in the Midwest and New England.

As modern life increasingly moves online, wealthy clients' assets face a range of cyber threats and advisors are in a unique position to help protect them.

As modern life increasingly moves online, wealthy clients' assets face a range of cyber threats and advisors are in a unique position to help protect them.

An advisor team which managed more than $600 million in assets at Merrill Lynch has left the firm to join Morgan Stanley.

Often overlooked, advisors need to help their clients keep records of their digital assets.

A former Baird advisor won an arbitration case against his old employer, resulting in a FINRA arbitration panel awarding him $170,000 in damages for defamation.

Often overlooked, advisors need to help their clients keep records of their digital assets.

'CARDS would be a massive and invasive regulatory undertaking with serious privacy implications ... and added technology costs and regulatory burdens,' according to a SIFMA statement.

Raymond James is recruiting the industry's top talent at the expense of the wirehouses.

Wells Fargo is adding Bob Vorlop and Joe Nadreau to its executive, according to Mary Mack, president of Wells Fargo Advisors.