Practice

More than 25 million workers resigned and left at least one retirement account with their former employer between 2004 and 2013, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

One of the new hires has more than five decades of industry experience.

The advisor had been with Wells Fargo for only two years, having previously worked at Credit Suisse.

In a stunning all-cash deal, every RIA is put on notice that the future is in digital wealth management.

The uncertainly of regulation and their own survival is at the root of advisors’ stress, but there are also some positives of the job.

Critics say SEC efforts to regulate advisor titles could produce a game of whack-a-mole, as non-fiduciary financial professionals adopt other terms intended to blur lines.

A massive acquisition also helped boost the No. 1 IBD’s headcount by 833 advisors year-over-year to 15,210.

The products are designed to provide some upside potential yet limit investment risk, which has helped boost their popularity.

The stresses of the job practically demand that we have people to confide in when the going gets rough, Michael Kitces writes.

A recent report from Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee says that Social Security is being threatened, and the federal government should consider modernizing and enhancing the program.