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We've reshuffled the deck of our top program managers to show the teams with the biggest production increases.

Paydays are on the rise for advisors and other key personnel in wealth management, according to a recent FA Insight study.

If you want to increase referrals in the long run, don’t always act in your own best interest in the short term, columnist Jonathan Clements says.

The discussion of what happens to an advisor’s book is parallel to the conversations that advisors should be having with their clients: Prepare for the future and the unexpected, says recruiter Elizabeth McCourt.

These program managers are ranked most consistently among the best of the best.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates near zero last week, though 13 of 17 policy makers still expect a rise this year. That forecast faces a major threat: The concerns that persuaded officials to delay action are just as likely to escalate over the next three months as to die down.

The only way to evaluate the appropriateness of Dodd-Frank's costs is to monitor the economic benefits that it creates. That's why the government needs to find a quantifiable way to measure the efficiency of its regulations.

The PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio is up 420% over the past 10 years.

"It's like being Superman and Clark Kent," says Michael H. Jacobs, a producing branch manager at RBC.

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has merged with Parker Carlson & Johnson Investment Management; Meanwhile, Independent Financial Partners announced its acquisition of Private Wealth Alliance.