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Wirehouses are losing talent as advisors look to escape bank-owned firms.

Whatever planners learned when they were trained for the job decades ago is most likely outdated.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

The firm lost 94 existing advisors, but recruited 79 new ones in the first quarter. Here are six of its new additions.

The firm’s headcount declined slightly in the quarter, but advisors’ productivity remains strong and growing.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

A compliance manager from the firm was also injured in the attack, according to Canadian media reports.

Tulsa Federal Credit Union’s sole advisor, who joined from Merrill Lynch, is already months ahead of schedule.

Investment firms are pushing into the country as financial reforms open access to an industry that’s expected to grow more than five-fold by 2030.

“There aren’t many combination opportunities left, so about six or seven months ago we recommitted ourselves to recruiting and got more aggressive in recruiting,” says Michael Purpura, president of D.A. Davidson Wealth Management.

The firm’s CEO is counting on growth at the investment bank to drive future returns.

By requiring brokers to look out for clients’ best interests, the SEC is effectively requiring them to give financial advice, which distinguishes them from online brokers and should let them keep charging clients premium fees.

The bank is seeking to boost efficiency and growth by combining two wealth management businesses into a single one known as Global Wealth Management.

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The sale will allow Cadaret to provide advisors with future growth opportunities, the 75-year-old co-founder of the IBD said.

Jamie Price doesn’t expect the firm's advisors to have any problem with a new standard after taking steps to comply with the more restrictive DOL rule.

The latest moves bolster the firm’s presence in the Northeast.

A majority of affluent Americans are likely to adjust their financial plans under the new law, according to the AICPA. Here's how advisors can help.

The bank’s latest retreat from wealth management will move 51 advisors to the independent space under Woodbury Financial.

The wirehouse recently reported advisor headcount shrank by 258 advisors year-over-year.