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The line between independent firms and wirehouses is beginning to blur, causing advisors to rethink their options, writes recruiter Louis Diamond.

Even though there's not a way to predict who might face the next wave of layoffs, advisors can help clients prepare their finances.

The firm will compete against a growing group of rivals, but its founders expect to attract a billion-dollar advisory firm by the end of the year.

The midsize wealth management firm with 250 advisors chose to be an independent subsidiary rather than folding into a private equity firm or an RIA aggregator.

UBS has traded steady progress on a low-risk strategy for a political spotlight, years of integration efforts and tens of thousands of job cuts in buying Credit Suisse. Will it pay off?

The $2.4 billion request for the Wall Street regulator would put 1,434 officers on the compliance beat, up 4% from seven years ago.

By paying more now, a young homeowner could be done with his mortgage a few years early. But would it be worth it?

The forced merger with rival UBS was "the best among bad solutions."

Although the new leaders at Merrill could offer advisors new hopes, the firm could well suffer further attrition after Andy Sieg's defection last week to Citigroup.

Some 70 million Americans born after 1996 stand to inherit huge sums of money in the coming decades. But they think about investments, saving and spending in ways often unfamiliar.