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Manish Dave, who has been with the firm for 18 years, oversaw a headcount that was formidable but stagnant in recent years.

The former Wells employee says he was basically forced to quit after a series of fumbles by the firm cost him his book of business and brought his pay down to "minimum wage level."

LPL directors terminated CEO Dan Arnold's employment after an outside law firm found comments he had made to employees had violated the firm's code of conduct.

The change, one among several at the firm's top, follows on a year that executives have deemed one of the firm's most difficult in decades.

The 17-person Canell Group joins Wells Fargo's offices in New York.

Along with the big recruiting deals, Dynasty and Gries Financial Partners shook things up at the executive level.

Kaplan rose though the municipal finance department to become one of the first handful of female partners at Goldman Sachs in 1990.

LPL, JPMorgan and Bank of America Private Bank were also among the recruiting winners this week.

An industry recruiter sees RBC Wealth Management's appeal as lying in its international presence and clean reputation.

Jim Rourke and Michael Liu will serve as co-heads of private client partnership development, linking Bank of America's investment bank, Merrill and the firm's private bank.

Within days of a colleague's retirement and having been introduced as their new advisor, Corbin Hoffner left for Raymond James.

Professional athletes, who may have struggled financially for years, often suddenly come into large sums of money once they achieve their dreams. That's where a financial advisor can help — especially one who is a former athlete.

LPL presses forward with deals that have made it one of the fastest-growing firms in recent years.

Nuno Matos, once a contender to be chief executive, is leaving after nine years at the firm.

A founder of Harbor Lights Financial Group said he and his partners scouted possible private equity buyers and decided LPL was the best option for preserving their firm's legacy.

The hires add credibility to the wirehouse's renewed commitment to recruiting.

The family-run Investment Advisors Financial Group team brings $1 billion in assets.

The pair previously worked together at the Denver office of Citi Private Bank.

Whether they were members of the military, teachers, civil engineers, broadcasters, human resources directors or something else, they all share a desire to examine what profession truly fulfills them and take the often arduous path of reinvention.

Terri Kallsen of Rise Growth Partners is currently a member of the CFP Board's board of directors and chair of the finance and investment committee.