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The profession might be consolidating but solo advisers will survive and thrive, says columnist Bob Veres.

Planners who are agile enough can easily decide on what's best for them: switching to wirehouses, other large brokerages or going independent. Also, moving quickly may help them land the best deals, says a recruiting consultant.

See which independent broker-dealer boasts a compliance staff of more than 500, and which top firms have fewer than 100.

What it really takes to transition your practice.

Pathstone Federal Street-Convergent combo forms a new $10B UHNW powerhouse.

Like many planners, Shane Larson never received any training in psychology. Now he finds using basic counseling skills can help make relationships with his clients stronger.

These investment advisories paid the price for passing along performance data faked by a third-party manager.

To help identify fraudulent advertising , advisers will be required to create and maintain documents that demonstrate performance calculations or returns.

The group includes two recruits who began their careers in the late 1970s.

The recruit joined a practice opened by a former complex director from the same wirehouse.