Career advancement

The wirehouse has lost at least 123 advisors managing $15.7 billion in client assets year-to-date, according to other firms’ hiring announcements.

After graduating with a financial planning degree, this advisor-to-be took a detour to Disney World, where the lessons applied more than he’d anticipated.

Earning the designation is a grueling process that can seriously benefit an advisor’s trajectory, but it’s also not a panacea for an ailing career.

“It’s incredibly important to have diversity. Period,” says Kara Murphy.

After planner Bob White helped a client on one of her darkest days, she turned to him on one of her brightest ones, too.

Growing up in a house full of doctors, Mihir Patel was expected to follow in his family’s footsteps. He didn’t.

Nicole Christians joined Merrill Lynch as an intern and never looked back.

“If you’re not given an avenue to prove yourself, then effort and skill set will only go so far,” Shannon Saccocia says.

At least 14 executives have accepted posts this year leading wealth management and related investment services groups at several financial institutions, including HSBC, PNC Bank and Wilmington Trust. Find out who they are and what their new roles entail.

Aside from filling an obvious gender gap, new evidence is emerging about the reasons why firms should promote diversity.

Gender discrimination and sexual harassment still occurs in a profession whose history includes scandals such as Smith Barney's boom-boom room.

Whatever planners learned when they were trained for the job decades ago is most likely outdated.

Veteran financial advisors need to play an active role in coaching the next generation. Are you an effective mentor?

Women still only account for one-in-nine positions — but clients may benefit from diversity, according to a Morningstar study.

The regional broker-dealer is gearing up for another big recruiting year in 2018.

This is the second time in recent weeks that the firm has poached talent from the wirehouse.

Advisors have been ditching some of the larger firms for greater latitude.

The combination of the three practices will establish a key fiduciary advisor in the retirement planning industry.

Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Morgan Stanley all lost talent in 2017.

As technology reshapes the financial world, conditions should improve in wealth management.