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It was the first major executive shake-up at the wirehouse since President Greg Fleming quit.

The wirehouse is in the process of enticing over about three dozen Credit Suisse advisors who collectively generate more than $125 million in revenue, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Two veteran wirehouse advisors joined the independent firm Stratos Wealth Partners, an independent firm affiliated with LPL.

Michael Kitces, who helped launch XY Planning Network, says he wouldn't be surprised if the market evolved to include hundreds of similar groups of young planners serving young clients. "We have 200 advisors and there are 80 million millennials."

The nation's biggest brokerage firms took a beating last quarter.

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.

To attract and keep successful clients, advisors need to be transparent about fees. Here’s how one advisor navigates those touchy conversations.

After an abrupt exit from industry, Brown returns and reveals plans for the country's largest woman-run IBD, along with Lightyear's Donald Marron and Advisor Group's Erica McGinnis.

The group, Hoyt, Lewis, traces its roots to Waddell & Reed before joining LPL.

Norm Champ, a former SEC official who shaped rules meant to prevent runs on money-market mutual funds, is joining law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

A recruit with more than 30 years experience moves his independent practice to Wells Fargo.

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

The wirehouse veterans left to join Raymond James' employee channel.

The group made the move over to the employee side of Wells Fargo.

Naureen Hassan, who oversaw Charles Schwab's Intelligent Portfolios Service, will lead Morgan Stanley's strategy for digital tools and platforms.

Former Merrill Lynch advisors launch a new office with IHT Wealth Management.

The Shanghai Index slid more than 6% after outflows from China reached a record $1 trillion last year, more than seven times that of 2014.

The ex-Edward Jones advisor previously oversaw more than $100 million in client assets, according to Baird.

J.P. Morgan Securities picked up an industry veteran, the latest U.S.-based advisor to depart from Credit Suisse.