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After predicting a strong recruiting year, Wells' independent advisory arm attracts planners from LPL Financial, UBS and U.S. Bank.

Two advisers joined Confluence Financial Partners, which is affiliated with Raymond James.

The North Carolina credit union will look to CUSO to help it expand its investment services program, which has about $13.8 million in AUM.

Wealth management firms need to acquire their own robo platforms because digital startups represent a real threat with "a long runway for growth," the analyst says.

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A search is underway to replace Mary Mack, who will transition to a different unit.

The two ex-wirehouse advisers each had about 20 years of industry experience.

Advisers join the regional broker-dealer from Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab.

The largest recruits managed more than $17 billion in client assets.

The four new recruits moved to Raymond James’ independent broker-dealer.

Adviser recruiting was not expected to be affected, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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The goal is to make clients appreciate the value of services being offered.

BIC took a fresh look at its top program managers and re-ranked them based solely on productivity.

A new partnership between ex-wirehouse advisors and a retirement plan consultant will use "gratitude boards" to focus discussions on important issues in clients' lives.

Small business owners can win when planners use a stacked-pension approach for 401(k) retirement planning, says Joe Gordon of Gordon Asset Management.

Market volatility and industry changes have had a chilling effect on advisers' career plans.

The largest teams to go indie this year managed more than $5 billion in client assets.

Two advisers left Lebenthal Wealth Advisors to start their own practice approximately two years after they joined the firm.

The regional firm also says it recruited a junior Merrill adviser overseeing $39 million in client assets.