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The group joined the regional broker-dealer from Morgan Stanley.

Demographics and competitive forces are destined to weaken the determination to avoid expensive recruiting packages.

“He became very unreasonable.” It soon backfired when adviser Michael Martin bowed to pressure from a client to take on his father-in-law.

The group says it wanted to offer clients greater transparency.

The firm has collected more than $1.1 million in arbitration cases so far this year.

Planners using the latest digital tools report higher AUM than their colleagues, Fidelity says.

Advisers face fewer choices for clients as both the rule and SEC enforcement roil the market.

Even as the board seeks stricter fiduciary rules, there are concerns about loopholes on conflicts and commissions.

The new recruits, who previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Janney Montgomery Scott, also pointed to the firm's affiliation with Raymond James in making the move.

New research suggests we’re hardwired to crave substantial liquid reserves, but advisers can blunt it — if not outright quench it.