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Investment capital has become widely available, but advisors still face challenges.

The No. 29 IBD has unveiled two significant recruiting moves in the past two months.

Despite Merrill Lynch’s recent decision to stay in the Broker Protocol, Greg Fleming sees a long struggle ahead.

Morgan Stanley and UBS's exit from the accord spurred a number of advisors to move up their planned career changes.

Meet the best of the best in the bank channel. Read about how they approach their jobs, how they serve clients and how they made the list.

Here we conclude with the fourth and final segment of the Top 100 Bank Advisors. You can see all the other rankings (1-75) in our corresponding slideshows.

Here we present the third segment of the Top 100 Bank Advisors. You can see the top 50, as well as those who ranked 76-100, in our corresponding slideshows.

Here is the second segment of the Top 100 Bank Advisors. Check out the top 25, as well as those who ranked 51-100, in separate slideshows.

A well-rounded approach wins the day with the annual advisor ranking. No one-trick ponies allowed, as multiple metrics count toward advisors' scores, including AUM, production, growth and fee business.

Despite critiques, Schwab Intelligent Portfolios will keep its cash allocations for clients.