Independent Advisor Alliance and Private Advisor Group — two of the firm’s largest hybrid RIAs — say they’ve added billions in clients assets from IFP.

There has been a robust increase in employers' registration since the program started last year, data shows.

Alternative fee structures may help ward off fee compression on assets.

An unknown number of test-takers viewed results online showing that they had passed, when their results were still under review.

Lower-earning spouses who took time off to raise children or care for an aging parent may not be eligible based on the taxes they paid into the system.

It’s another high-profile addition for the firm led by ex-Morgan Stanley executive Greg Fleming.

Macroeconomic trends and matters of convenience will move advisors, assets and markets next year in the ever-changing wealth management space.

Six major trends to watch next year include M&A and the breakaway broker movement.

It’s the latest losses for the wirehouse, which has suffered from advisor attrition.

Some people have a hard time getting their one-time pass code to log on to their My Social Security account.

"We said, 'Even though we are drinking water in the bar, there are too many drunks, so let's not go into the bar.'"

Millions of workers have multiple jobs. That means they might have multiple retirement plans. Here are the rules for situations in which a client can set up and/or contribute to more than one plan at a time.

Executives are focused on fresh products, emerging technology and the increasing prominence of ESG.

Demand for advice is exceeding capacity as about 150,000 prospective clients have reached out to the firm this year alone, Ric Edelman says.

Workers should urge their employers to offer this savings option in their 401(k) plans to save for emergency and unforeseen expenses.

Wirehouses will begin transforming their business models to mirror the bank channel in many way, says industry recruiter Mark Elzweig.

Andy Sieg, head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, will join the management team of the company, reporting directly to CEO Brian Moynihan.

The duo previously spent a decade and a half with Oppenheimer.

The program could see benefit cuts and undergo significant changes in the future, and this poses a problem for seniors who depend on it for their main source of retirement income.

The top advisor this year, James Hare from Pinnacle Bank and Raymond James, views himself as the Warren Buffett of Nashville.