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In the lead-up to a deal, it can be hard to get a straight answer. Here's what the buyers and sellers of financial advisory firms are really thinking.

Looking for a new home for your practice? Here's what you need to consider.

The regional broker-dealer landed a former business director from Lifetime Financial Growth, who also worked for Merrill Lynch and Lehman brothers.

Andrew Parish, publisher of the wealth management gossip site, admitted he failed to pay more than $341,000 in employment taxes for his recruiting business, Axiom Consulting Group.

Two advisors that produced $2.15 million in annual revenue joined Raymond James Financial Services, the firm's independent broker-dealer.

William Stromberg, 55, is a 28-year veteran of the company. He previously served as a money manager and has held a series of executive jobs at the firm overseeing equities.

M&A deals pit rapacious firm founders against undervalued junior associates, reducing planners to "idiots" and "pubescent teenagers," new report says.

The head of UBS' Client Advisory Group Bob Mulholland is set to retire, and will be replaced by fellow executive Brian Hull according to an internal UBS memo.

Two other groups that managed more than $300 million also move to the wirehouse.

New hires join the firm's employee and independent channels.

The trio collectively supervised about 200 advisors who oversaw more than $17 billion in client assets for UBS and Wells Fargo.

Morgan CFO Ruth Porat was eligible for $14.1 million in unvested restricted stock and $13.8 million in total deferred compensation as of the end of 2014.

Sage Private Wealth recruits an advisor with about $1.3 million in annual revenue -- and a family resemblance.

Learn how these leaders are focused on growing the advisor ranks and helping them build bigger businesses.

This year's elite leaders, nominated by their staffs and selected by a panel of judges, reveal their strategies for helping advisors and boosting AUM.

Management is pushing advisors in new directions, implementing more behavioral bonuses and restricting payouts on small household accounts.

We once again scoured the industry to find the Top 20 Program Managers. Plus, we've included More of the Best, which shows those managers who ranked 21 through 50 in our final analysis.

Two wirehouse advisors who oversaw $140 million in assets joined the super regional's employee advisory ranks.

Steven Franke was the top program manager in our inaugural list in 2008. Moving to Allegacy Credit Union last year, he’s instilling winning strategies again with his new team.

Bill Gross said he wouldn’t hire Ben S. Bernanke as an advisor. He’d rather read the former Federal Reserve Chairman’s blogs and tweets.