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Financial Planning announces its 2026 class of the top 40 most productive employee brokers under age 40 at regional U.S. firms.

Nick Francia of UBS, Matthew Gallo of Merrill and Ryan Bass of Raymond James all once felt their youth to be a perceived liability. Now, in an industry with an imminent retirement wave, they see it as an asset.

Financial Planning announces its 2026 class of the top 40 most productive employee wealth management brokers under the age of 40.

Medical inflation is projected to climb at double the rate of Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, leaving a growing number of retirees with a shrinking share of their benefits.

The industry often struggles to help prospective professionals find their place, a challenge experts say is a crucial competitive priority for the future.

Nearly two-thirds of advisors surveyed this month said that internal training programs or workshops were offered by their firms.

The 260 advisors in Huntington's wealth unit will now turn to Ameriprise for brokerage, advisory and insurance services previously provided internally.

Financial advisor Drew Boyer turned an accidental acceptance from a fire chief into a successful niche serving firefighters and police officers.

None of the findings in a new working academic paper will likely surprise financial advisors. But they could provide some helpful data for conversations with investors.

The language that financial advisors use in their first interactions with prospective customers could make or break the relationship, according to an expert.

An extremely large proportion of people trust AI with financial information and guidance, probably more than they should.

Relationship management systems are the traditional hub of financial advisors' technology stacks, but new AI tools may supplant them. Here's how advisors on the ground see it.

NewEdge Advisor's recruiting win from Ameriprise is the third recent big win for the New Orleans-based company.

The accounts give wealthy investors more opportunities to place alternative vehicles in a tax-advantaged retirement nest egg. But mistakes can be costly.

Two teams and one advisor managing a combined $1.3 billion choose to set up shop at Wells Fargo's channel for independent advisors.

An wealth management duo from Ohio chooses LPL's unit for direct employee advisors to found Moto Wealth Partners.

Many advisors haven't yet begun putting together an exit plan. Experts say there are common features and defined timelines that can help make it work.

Advisors know that a transition plan is important, but many fall into the trap of procrastination.

Plus, Cetera adds a $1.9B tax-focused firm, Choreo acquires two RIAs, and Modern Wealth expands in New York.

Looking for a new challenge, Mark Seither found the complexities of pilot compensation and tax planning to be a niche that energizes him.