Career moves

The wirehouse is in the process of enticing over about three dozen Credit Suisse advisors who collectively generate more than $125 million in revenue, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Two veteran wirehouse advisors joined the independent firm Stratos Wealth Partners, an independent firm affiliated with LPL.

Michael Kitces, who helped launch XY Planning Network, says he wouldn't be surprised if the market evolved to include hundreds of similar groups of young planners serving young clients. "We have 200 advisors and there are 80 million millennials."

You must keep a clean record because longevity and productivity no longer provide immunity from compliance problems, even for top talent, a leading recruiting expert says.

The brokerage firm, which has been hit with millions in regulatory fines in recent years, lost another 91 FAs.

To attract and keep successful clients, advisors need to be transparent about fees. Here’s how one advisor navigates those touchy conversations.

After an abrupt exit from industry, Brown returns and reveals plans for the country's largest woman-run IBD, along with Lightyear's Donald Marron and Advisor Group's Erica McGinnis.

The group, Hoyt, Lewis, traces its roots to Waddell & Reed before joining LPL.

Norm Champ, a former SEC official who shaped rules meant to prevent runs on money-market mutual funds, is joining law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

A recruit with more than 30 years experience moves his independent practice to Wells Fargo.