The independent firm's newest recruit is a nearly 30-year industry veteran.

Two are coming back to Mother Merrill, having worked there in the 1990s.

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High-yielding investments come with a significant risk, as exemplified by ETFs that own energy-focused master limited partnerships.

Additional guidance on the new regulations will come regularly, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Hauser.

Advisers who impress senior management can sometimes walk away with bigger offers.

Some worry that hiring interns will be too costly or time consuming.

The planner, who oversaw $132 million in client assets while at the wirehouse, is starting out on his own with help from Raymond James, the firm said.

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The surge of women in the workforce in the 1970s and 1980s means that they have job skills, connections and careers that they can continue to pursue, says Ben Steverman.

The elite firm’s latest recruit is an industry veteran and former Desert Storm Marine.

One of the recruits began his career in the late 1980s.

The boutique firm focuses on ultrahigh-net-worth entrepreneurs worldwide.

Retirees who opt to manage their investments are advised to streamline their portfolio maintenance into a process that they can roll out toward the year's end.

The recruit also previously worked for Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and RBC.

Plus, Wells Fargo hires a $700M team from J.P. Morgan Private Bank and helps a $587M Morgan Stanley team go independent.

The firm named Douglas Rubenstein as its new chief operating officer.

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The Swiss firm alerted brokers that they may take their disputes to FINRA instead of resolving them in a private forum set up by the company.