Happy State Bank's move after Centennial Bank's acquisition of the firm highlights frenzied action in a large but still relatively nascent channel of the industry.

More than a half dozen financial advisors say that parents should start conversations about higher education with their children in middle school.

Securing higher education for your child while saving for retirement is no mean feat, as an advisor with firsthand experience juggling the two challenges explains.

A lawyer in New Jersey doesn't expect to get sued, but she knows it can happen to anyone. Would her nest egg be safer in a 401(k) or Roth IRA?

A multi-year study shows where and how advisors can focus on growing on their own as dealmaking slows.

Moody's upgraded the firm's debt rating, but rivals are likely to pounce if service from the corporate office deteriorates during a complex and lengthy transition.

Financial and accounting teams are inundated by new data streams that accompany hybrid work on a global scale.

Signed into law last December and now partly in force, the sweeping retirement overhaul package presents new planning opportunities for millions of Americans and financial advisors.

The team, led by financial advisor Ting O'Connor, left because they were unhappy with Merrill's culture and wanted better working conditions for their support staff, a recruiter said.

The fintech already has a number of large bank partnerships, including Morgan Stanley at Work and Wells Fargo.

A 401(k) feature called auto-portability could save Americans trillions of dollars. Why isn't it more common?

From deciding whether to combine finances when getting married to when it's right to start claiming Social Security in retirement, financial advisors can help clients navigate life's financial questions.

Five financial advisors left Lakeland Bank and Raymond James for Affinity Federal Credit Union prior to the $1.3 billion acquisition of their prior institution.

RIA DayMark Wealth Partners, less than a year after leaving Wells, has recruited another big team of ex-Wells advisors.

The firm picked up net gains in its ranks of brokers after two years of declines — which also helped it add more than $32 billion in net new assets in the first quarter.

Planner Jennifer McCosley joined the RIA with about $28 billion in assets under advisement across 45 locations.

Unions aren't just good for workers. In some ways, they make ideal clients for financial advisors.

Morgan Stanley supplanted JPMorgan Chase atop the rankings of the biggest compensation for head executives across wealth management.

Goldman Sachs Group is in talks to settle a high-profile lawsuit alleging gender pay disparity, ahead of going to trial next month, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Tapping a relationship that was around 15 years strong, Sanctuary won a legacy Merrill Lynch team in the competitive market for independent advisors. Here's how it happened, Sanctuary president Vince Fertitta told FP.