Two advisers left Lebenthal Wealth Advisors to start their own practice approximately two years after they joined the firm.

The regional firm also says it recruited a junior Merrill adviser overseeing $39 million in client assets.

The team's managing director is a wirehouse veteran with close to 30 years of industry experience.

An ill-considered comment or a faux pas in the home stretch can wreck an adviser's plans to switch firms, writes coach and recruiter Elizabeth McCourt.

The firm's latest hires opened a new office for the regional broker-dealer.

The goal is to help some 55 million employees with no access to workplace retirement plans.

Many don’t want to manage their own portfolios and also hope to save more for retirement. How can advisers seize the opportunity?

Women should boost their savings rate and invest their windfall to increase their odds of securing their financial well-being.

Regulatory and industry changes are driving some advisers to rethink their business model, writes recruiter Mark Elzweig.

Improved client service, more revenue and deeper knowledge are all benefits.

Improved client service, more revenue and deeper knowledge are all benefits.

The firm's latest hire has 25 years of industry experience and once worked at BNY Mellon.

The firm is of two minds on the issue: It can hire whomever it wants from competitors, but many of its own advisers are off-limits.

Why advisers say they have not been discussing Social Security rules and regulations with their clients.

The new recruit is joining Corient Capital, an independent firm founded a year ago by ex-Merrill Lynch advisers.

A generation crosses a finish line and finds the IRS waiting. Here are some tips to help them minimize the bite.

Why your clients should remain calm following the United Kingdom's recent vote to leave the European Union.

It’s time for professional planners, as opposed to sales agents, to define themselves accurately in the public mind. To do it, you need to use key words and phrases with crystal clarity.

LPL touts its size and scale as a plus to attract advisors, but the company's heft can also work against it, consultants say.

Under the current estimate, 2034 is the year when the administration can no longer pay full benefits. But the program should still be able to pay three-quarters of benefits at that time and for decades afterward.