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Here are questions the agency has been asking.

Years of trial and error and research behind the scenes and continuing client-facing education resulted in the portfolio-mix sweet spot.

Making sure what we say and what clients hear has been a trial-and-error process, but one that’s yielded useful results.

The team joins Raymond James’ burgeoning brokerage ranks, which recently hit 7,862 independent and employee advisors.

What advisory firms need to know about getting the most out of their team.

"You should buy into IPOs to hold them, because you believe in the company," James Gorman said.

The firm aims for a bigger foothold in a competitive sector with new offerings around tech, service, advisory programs and practice management.

While the wirehouse has suffered from advisor attrition, the regional BD has grown its brokerage ranks.

CEO Dan Arnold presented details of the firm's mounting ambition after announcing the acquisition of a brokerage and RIA with $3 billion in client assets.

Firms look to attract client cash from Wall Street institutions by offering a buffet of services that cover banking and investing needs.