RIAs

In a big week for industry recruiting, Stifel lands practices managing $2.9 billion at Merrill, Merrill recruits a $1.9 billion team from Raymond James and Rockefeller pulls part of a $2.3 billion team from UBS.

Lack of communication about estate plans and the reasons behind them is sure to cause static among client families down the line.

The pros and cons of giving discounted or free financial advice to those close to you.

The structure has been delivering tax savings to advisory practices and other professional services firms for decades. But experts say sometimes it's not the best fit.

A corporate consultant turned financial advisor embraced a hybrid team structure to succeed in her new career.

The time has come! Here's how you can nominate a colleague — or yourself — for Financial Planning's Rising Star awards.

Modern Wealth also takes on $1B in AUM through two acquisitions, and LPL hires a chief data, AI officer from JPMorgan.

Evan Becht told a FINRA arbitrator that he has not been able to find another job since JPMorgan's reasons for terminating him became listed on his BrokerCheck page.

The M&A flow may suggest that only the giants of wealth management will be able to navigate the business, but that dominating narrative is wrong.

States can now adopt a model rule that will prevent brokers from holding themselves out to the public as "advisors" or "advisers."