High-earning participants in the expanding universe of retirement plans offer a wellspring of potential clients for firms and advisors.

Concurrent Financial Planning brings academic gravitas to its growth plans under the firm's founder Preston Cherry and his wife, Managing Partner Eiman Osseilan.

LPL Financial topped the list, but the next five firms in these rankings of the 10 that picked up the most brokers from rivals are wirehouses and employee brokerages.

The meaning of independence takes on many different forms for these 10 financial advisors, wealth management executives, entrepreneurs and other experts.

With brokerages, consolidation, lawsuits and more, independence ain't what it used to be. Advisors who want to break away must contend with ever-changing options and obstacles to define their own version of independence.

The likely more than $1 million award is the latest result from cases arguing that firms' pay policies run afoul of federal retirement law.

The products carry more risk and subtleties than the underlying notion of a simple 'glide path' to retirement.

Firms' aggressive pursuit of repayment of recruiting loans is likely a reflection of how massive some recruiting deals have become in recent years.

They have oft-cited tax advantages, but the available research raises alarms about fees, interest rates and investing in assets other than cash.

The independent broker-dealer giant contends in court that a federal judge went too far in telling a pair of its advisors that they couldn't reach out to clients they had while at TD Bank.