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Which banks are advisors moving to? One recently jumped to Woodforest National Bank from Merrill Lynch. Eight others switched to Arvest Bank, Northern Trust, Union Bank, U.S. Bank and Wilmington Trust from myriad financial services firms.

No performance chasers here; these investors buy on the downside.

The regional broker-dealer adds another team to its roster while wirehouses continue to scale back on recruiting.

The RIA rep fabricated account statements and used forged letterheads as part of the deception, investigators say.

The top independents all state going public is a goal, but there are doubts about broad market support.

The explanation for the outflows lies in part in the scarcity of physical palladium and a robust borrowing market that continues to develop.

Wealthy people in their 80s have the highest average net worth of any age bracket, according to the agency's study.

The loss comes even as the firm has been acquiring new breakaway teams and RIAs.

Our exclusive interactive infographic reveals some interesting trends on the top 10 new firms and their locations.

The IBD aims to be a 17,000-strong firm, but not every advisor will want to join up, experts warn.

As fee cuts have become key to winning flows, managers turn to cheaper indexers, while some build in-house benchmarking teams.

Like many financial companies, the brokerage wants to go where customers are. Since that means communicating with them via a third-party platform, it is working through privacy and security issues.

With these latest additions, the regional firm furthers its Southeast expansion.

The move is HighTower's 22nd transaction this year ― making 2017 the firm's busiest year ever.

The three-adviser group joins the regional firm from Oppenheimer & Co.

What clients don’t know could cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Practitioners say the rules conceal problems that regulators never fully considered.

The products protect clients against losses, but significant caveats emerge in the fine print.

These two accounts are both funded with money that has already been taxed, but there are still important differences that clients need to know.

Making excess withdrawals could result in taxes on the earnings and a hefty 10% penalty.