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Want some interns or residents of your own? Here are a few issues to keep in mind before the students show up.

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

We found a few firms that were getting it right on recruiting next-gen planners. Check out their road map.

Veteran CFP professionals are beginning their own retirement at the worst possible time, when more people need their help than ever. Here's how the CFP Board aims to address the problem.

If you want your firm to grow, you need a plan to find and develop smart young advisors. Here's how our firm does it.

Use these exercises to strengthen your interactions with your team and with valued clients.

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

Larry Elkin offers specialized estate and tax expertise for wealthy clients. Now his firm handles $1.3 billion in assets, spread across fewer than 200 families.

How will clients react when specialized products underperform well-known benchmarks?

Some younger planners are diversifying activities and income streams to create more fulfilling - and flexible - work.