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The growing divide is due to special incentives for top advisors, as well as changes in the grids that give them a bigger percentage.

Bankers managing advisors is akin to compliance officers managing salespeople. One is constantly wanting to say “No,” the other “Yes.”

See how the starting points for payouts compare at wirehouse and regional broker-dealers.

The small producer is being squeezed out by the industry's focus on bigger profits and larger accounts.

"In the small plan market, we try to bubble wrap the plan sponsor from fiduciary issues," says John Hancock Retirement Plan Services CEO Peter Gordon.

Rocketing education costs and loan debt are giving advisors a great opportunity to help clients navigate the college-planning maze.

More sophisticated mobile apps and better industry partnerships are being credited with easing access to 401(k) plan information and paving the way for wiser retirement planning decisions.

Advisor compensation is one of the stickiest problems for firm owners. Ross Lawrence and Greg Hoffman of Hoffman Financial Resources solved it through equity ownership.

Wells Fargo's Joe Nelson has catapulted himself into the company's upper echelons in his second stint as a bank advisor.

Don’t take the leap until you’ve asked yourself these questions about compensation and other important factors.

You must keep a clean record because longevity and productivity no longer provide immunity from compliance problems, even for top talent, a leading recruiting expert says.

The brokerage firm, which has been hit with millions in regulatory fines in recent years, lost another 91 FAs.

UBS executive Jason Chandler explains how a determined pitch landed him his first management position and a key mentor.

Earlier this year BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, announced that it would follow Fidelity and Federated in making changes to its money market fund offerings.

In certain circumstances, a Roth IRA conversion can incur an immediate tax liability – but, fortunately, the decision to a conversion doesn't have to be all or none. A partial Roth conversion is not only permissible – in practice it's often the optimal strategy.

In 2015, lower-paid plan participants contributed an average of 5.8% of their salary into their 401(k) plan, while higher-paid participants contributed an average of 6.9% of their salary to their workplace retirement plan.

Rick Rummage tells advisors to use their planning skills for their careers as well as their clients' financial futures.

A yearly salary and a clear career path are some of the most vital ingredients necessary to attract and keep new entrants, according to a study by Fidelity.

The new recruits move to the independent side of Wells Fargo.