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The firm pivoted away from an aggressive hiring strategy in 2016 and has seen a substantial drop in costs associated with picking up experienced talent.

Among the new hires is Scott Collins, former head of brokerage independence and institutional sales consulting. He is one of many ex-TD Ameritrade alums seeking new employment after Charles Schwab acquisition’s of the firm.

Collectively, the brokers generated $167 million in annual production and oversaw $37 billion in combined client assets.

While qualified contributions won’t necessarily give clients the biggest tax bang for their buck, there are exceptions to the rule, Jeffrey Levine writes.

University tuition is one of the top planning priorities of financial advisors’ clients, and a new book wants to help guide readers on how to pay for it.

If your clients are owners of a passthrough business entity, you may want to investigate whether or not electing-in to a state’s SALT Cap work-around is advisable.

These elite producers in some cases operate far from Wall Street, even as they work for well-known wealth managers such as UBS, Merrill Lynch and Ameriprise.

Letters sent to reps ask for extensive information on why they applied for a loan, how funds were received and used, and all compensation under the federal program.

Arete Wealth’s niche focus on alts for HNW and UHNW clients has given it a strong foothold in a fractured sector, experts say.

The U.S. Small Business Administration released a one-page form aimed at simplifying the process of applying for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans, along with newly revised and updated forms to meet the requirements of the latest stimulus legislation.