Getting a foot in the door to the high net worth market can be a challenge, but there are any number of ways in. Six advisors shared how they landed their first high net worth client, from golfing to finding the right CPA.

A new guide from the CFP Board is meant to help advisors through offering 401(k) rollover recommendations, which can be a tricky area for compliance.

Two experts in mergers and M&A sales explained how and why RIA owners need to clean up their data, get a formal valuation and figure out other technical questions before they make a succession deal.

With its Estimated Value Index, the valuation expert FP Transitions seeks to give RIA owners a leg-up in knowing just what their firms can most likely fetch in a sale.

Industry consultants recommend steps RIAs in Schwab's referral network can take if they're worried about competition for clients.

In a constantly changing industry, clearing and custody fees defy generalizations. The largest independent broker-dealers present financial advisors with the choice of working with a "self-clearing" firm or one that outsources those essential services.

As the best-selling memoir "Strangers" shines a spotlight on financial disengagement, advisors share how they pull the less-engaged spouse into the conversation before it's too late.