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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.

After only two months in the role, Roth is being replaced by a restructuring specialist. RCS recently said it would file for bankruptcy.

The prescription for holding on to top talent at the major brokerages starts with compensation, writes recruiter Mark Elzweig.

The firm has had "significant expansion" with fast-growing teams in Chicago and St. Louis, which it expects to continue.

RBC's newest recruits generated $1.8 million in annual production, the firm said.

Turmoil returned to global markets as oil plunged and U.S. stocks sank to the lowest levels in 21 months, fueling a rush into haven assets.

Merrill Lynch hired Fabio Concesi as an international wealth strategist. Concesi previously worked at Citibank.

The former wirehouse advisor previously generated $1 million in annual revenue, according to RBC.