Planners who are agile enough can easily decide on what's best for them: switching to wirehouses, other large brokerages or going independent. Also, moving quickly may help them land the best deals, says a recruiting consultant.

Small-business owners can win when advisers use a stacked-pension approach to 401(k) planning.

Small-business owners can win when advisers use a stacked-pension approach to 401(k) planning.

Roughly a third of American workers don’t have a retirement vehicle, says Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.

Unlike some other tax mistakes, running afoul of the once-per year rule can’t be fixed.

Unlike some other tax mistakes, running afoul of the once-per year rule can’t be fixed.

Clients can beat a costly pitfall that comes after missing a 60-day window on IRA rollovers by giving the agency their side of the story under a newly relaxed rule. Plus, ways to save when clients are too old for traditional IRAs.

The group includes two recruits who began their careers in the late 1970s.

The recruit joined a practice opened by a former complex director from the same wirehouse.

Eligible taxpayers can now qualify for a waiver of the 60-day time limit and avoid possible taxes and penalties on early distributions, if they meet certain requirements.

Sure — if you can identify duties that hit these four categories.

For one strategy, clients should create income streams that have built-in protection, such as Social Security and long-term insurance.

The wirehouse advisers generated a combined $2 million in annual revenue at the time of their departure.

Drivers in Seattle, Boston, Chicago, and New Jersey will be offered IRAs first, with plans to expand to other cities later this year.

Advisers should be prepared to discuss both the benefits and drawbacks with clients.

Advisers should be prepared to discuss both the benefits and drawbacks with clients.

The case, filed on behalf of an on-call branch office manager who works with advisers, follows similar retirement plan-related litigation recently filed against other firms, including Morgan Stanley.

The veteran supervisor got his start at Merrill Lynch in the early 1980s.

The lawsuit highlights a friction that exists at financial-services firms that put employees into their own product.

In about 30% of large companies, seniors can opt to work part-time or engage in job sharing with co-workers.