"Being a program manager allows me the opportunity to be the player/coach and the time to help others get better at what they do,” says Pinnacle Bank's Gary Collier.

Clients should determine the benefits they would receive if they file at age 62, at full retirement age, and after their full retirement age.

The team is the latest in a stream of advisors who are leaving the wirehouse for smaller rivals.

Move is the latest in a recruiting streak for the regional broker dealer.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

The effects are looking like "every other much-hyped tax cut of the past three decades.”

More than 25 million workers resigned and left at least one retirement account with their former employer between 2004 and 2013, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

One of the new hires has more than five decades of industry experience.

The advisor had been with Wells Fargo for only two years, having previously worked at Credit Suisse.

In a stunning all-cash deal, every RIA is put on notice that the future is in digital wealth management.

The uncertainly of regulation and their own survival is at the root of advisors’ stress, but there are also some positives of the job.

A massive acquisition also helped boost the No. 1 IBD’s headcount by 833 advisors year-over-year to 15,210.

The stresses of the job practically demand that we have people to confide in when the going gets rough, Michael Kitces writes.

The firm incorrectly coded her payout at the institutional rate, a mistake that impeded her ability to move up the pay grid and attain bonuses, she alleges.

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

The firm also reported record revenue and pre-tax income for the recent quarter.

Lower incomes, longer lives and time out of the workforce means women lag men when it comes to preparing for retirement. Advisors can help.

The differences generally come down to investor eligibility and when taxes are paid, but that can have a significant impact.

A 41-year industry veteran says his practice was seeking “a new strategic partner to help us take the next step in our firm’s growth.”

The private equity-backed IBD is "very appealing to advisors in that larger independent setting," its top recruiter says.