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Also: A Merrill breakaway team joins HighTower, Burnham Gibson expands and a Wells Fargo breakaway signs with Dynasty. Here's a roundup of some of the most recent moves among independent financial advisors.

The location of the National Credit Union Administration suits its place in the hierarchy of U.S. financial regulators.

Royal Securities to pay $175,000 in FINRA fines over non-traditional ETF sales, church bonds and other violations.

Advisors grappling with hiring costs can take heart: Wooing and retaining young advisors goes beyond cash compensation, industry experts say. Consider including some of these benefits in your recruiting pitch.

Bankers, industry representatives and other experts largely praise the FDIC's plan to unwind troubled behemoths, but suggest a host of issues that the agency needs to address before it can ensure the end of "too big to fail."

Schwan Financial Group's Prepared Heirs program helps advisors connect with second-generation clients.

A digital presence is now mere table stakes. What you really need is a way to upgrade your social media strategy. Start with these tips.

With the advisor population aging and looking to retire, more wealth management firms are stepping up their efforts to recruit and train a new generation of advisors.

LinkedIn will not solve all of a financial advisor's marketing challenges, but it provides another arrow in his or her quiver.

From regulators on making improvements to the arbitration and expungement process to managers on why some of the most successful bank advisors are not relying on walk-in traffic, here are the most notable quotes from the past week's stories.