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The No. 1 IBD’s top recruiting executive announced his retirement after the firm disclosed some mixed recent results.

The regional firm's new additions consist of two veteran advisors from Wells Fargo and a father-daughter duo from Merrill Lynch.

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A frenzied M&A market means owners are getting full payment for acquired firms sooner.

The insurance giant and No. 6 IBD made Alexa Von Tobel its chief innovation officer following the closure of the planning startup it acquired in 2015.

Want to know where the smart-money minds go when off the clock? It’s here.

While the demise of the Department of Labor’s regulation will hurt investors, it makes fiduciary advisors even more relevant.

SmartAsset provides personal finance information and tools to over 45 million users per month, says the firm.

Advisors should frame health care costs as an annual expense rather than a lump sum, which is demotivating for investors, according to Vanguard.

Royal Alliance Associates will absorb the firm following the deal, which would push the network’s headcount above 6,800 advisors.