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A former BNY Mellon advisor that managed $850 million in client assets has formed an RIA affiliated with Raymond James' independent RIA channel.

The fast-growing, private wealth management firm has partnered with a new team, TC Wealth Management.

What does it take to make the list? The industry's biggest young producers talk about their paths to success.

Ameriprise advisor Joe De Sena explains how getting involved in a charity changed his practice. "It's about making contributions to their lives in a way that has almost nothing to do with the money."

Robert Shick, Baird branch manager, explains how a cancer diagnosis changed his life. "I have received so much more than I could ever give."

Alex Vicencio, a financial advisor at Wells Fargo, says that building a business one client at a time was the biggest challenge he faced as an advisor in his 20s.

Special report card: See the colleges, universities and other institutions training new planners.

Wealth management firm Baird has developed a new way to connect with planning students at University of Wisconsin.

Millennials are becoming more proactive about retirement planning, according to the semiannual 401(k) Wellness Scorecard report from Bank of America.

As competition for talent increases, the best way for RIA firms to hold onto top-tier employees is to make it worth their while. Schwab's 2014 RIA Benchmarking Study highlights three major steps toward building a good compensation plan.

Clients and their heirs are often reticent about discussing inheritance. Here's how advisors can get the conversation started.

Former-NFL football player-turned Merrill Lynch advisor Reggie Wilkes is helping players and their families manage wealth: "I felt there was a need for someone to support their efforts to overcome the cycle of financial failure."

A former Stifel advisor joins Janney Montgomery Scott's private client group.

Boutique, high-net-worth bank U.S. Trust hires four advisors and four other professionals in a sweeping recruitment move this summer.

A former Merrill Lynch advisor has joined Abbot Downing, a unit of Wells Fargo that serves ultra-wealthy clients.

Advisors still are not tapping into the Gen Y market, a study from Principal Financial Group shows.

A former United Bank & Trust wealth management team with more than $350 million in client assets is going independent with the help of Dynasty Financial Partners.

A former Morgan Stanley executive with 30 years of experience has signed on with Ziegler’s wealth management division as its new senior managing director.

Ameriprise had a busy recruiting month in July, adding four advisors managing over $350 in assets to its franchise channel.