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How Todd Sacks joined an elite ranking of wealth management supervisors.

The firm's newest recruits generated $3.6 million in annual revenue.

Small-business owners can win when advisers use a stacked-pension approach to 401(k) planning.

Is Roth on his way out?

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.