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A Merrill Lynch team managing $800 million in assets went over to HighTower, RBC recruited an advisor managing $245 million in assets and Wells Fargo scooped up advisors managing more than $700 million in assets. See the latest hires, moves and promotions among wirehouse advisors.

Both were booted from the brokerage industry for misappropriating customer funds.

Advisors need to take a more active role in engaging with college and university programs to help bring more students into the workforce, said industry officials at the CFP Board's recent academic conference.

The pitches are persuasive. Workers who leave jobs with the federal government transferred $10 billion last year out of the Thrift Savings Plan.

Though it can often pay to wait, advisors should help clients determine when it makes sense to file earlier for spousal benefits.

Broker-dealer Waddell & Reed has added 11 new advisors from seven firms who collectively managed $430 million in assets.

Customize your income-replacement rate; options for required IRA distributions; finding an identity beyond the workplace

Many U.S. households are not adequately prepared for retirement, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve that found 31% of non-retired respondents indicating they have no retirement savings or pension, including 19% of those ages 55 to 64.

Planners can help clients and build family loyalty by having difficult conversations about late-in-life options, says a speaker at LPL Focus.

RBC recruited an advisor managing $245 million in assets. A Merrill Lynch team managing $800 million in assets went over to HighTower. And Wells Fargo scooped up advisors managing more than $700 million in assets. See these and other hires, moves and promotions in our latest advisors on the move slideshow.