Practice

Experts weigh in on the pros and cons of leaving the employee channel.

On-demand, highly specialized and competitively priced: If it works for car sharing, why not for financial services?

The new recruits come from from Merrill Lynch, Cetera and SagePoint Financial.

One of the recruits is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience.

Benefits are not capped at a predetermined level. They are based on two variables: a client’s highest earnings over 35 years and their age when they file for benefits.

One of the new recruits was previously affiliated with Raymond James as an independent adviser for about a decade.

The independent firm's newest recruit is a nearly 30-year industry veteran.

Two are coming back to Mother Merrill, having worked there in the 1990s.

For some, an additional enterprise prompts an exit from the advisory business.

Lobbyists who’ve been bashing away at Washington’s latest effort to regulate Wall Street pay may find the lender just grabbed the hammer from their hands.