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The advisor duo generated $2 million in annual production while at Wells Fargo.

Advisors may want to help clients research charitable giving, which overall could top $8 trillion as more baby boomers retire, according to a new study from Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. Advisors can help clients with their research.

"If I said I had worked for AT&T for 33 years, anybody would ask me, 'Well, when are you going to retire?' But our industry is unique. It's not like a utility company, where after 30 or 35 years, you're done," says Larry Palmer, an advisor at Morgan Stanley.

Ron Kruszewski talks with On Wall Street about Stifel’s recent acquisitions and why there has been some advisor attrition at Barclays' U.S. brokerage unit ahead of its acquisition by Stifel.

J.P. Morgan recruited a veteran advisor from Credit Suisse, which recently struck an exclusive recruiting deal allowing Wells Fargo to pick up the Swiss firm's U.S. advisors.

Mary Mack says that Wells Fargo Advisors is still thinking through which route to take toward implementing an automated advice offering.

Edward Jones and four other firms were sanctioned by FINRA for overcharging some clients on mutual fund sales.

Advisors who convey bad news with understanding and empathy can help clients make better decisions about their financial health.

Tash Elwyn, the president of Raymond James & Associates, says the path to success lies in recognizing that "every advisor is unique, every client is unique and the delivery of advice should be unique."

The wirehouse said it recruited four advisors from rivals Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo.