Financial institutions

Former-NFL football player-turned Merrill Lynch advisor Reggie Wilkes is helping players and their families manage wealth: "I felt there was a need for someone to support their efforts to overcome the cycle of financial failure."

As people live longer lives, clients are ever more worried about outliving their assets. Advisors are helping them stay calm about maintaining their lifestyles in retirement.

A former Stifel advisor joins Janney Montgomery Scott's private client group.

A Wells Fargo advisor managing $115 million in assets has left the wirehouse for Raymond James & Associates.

Schwab's unsuccessful $15 million claim against Morgan Stanley for poaching brokers shows real animosity between the firms, experts say.

Two Merrill Lynch advisors managing $227 million in assets have left to join Wells Fargo Advisors.

Raymond James recruited a former Merrill Lynch executive to head one its newest branch offices.

Q&A with Benjamin F. "Tad" Edwards IV, CEO and President of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., on how he built up his firm to have 180 advisors in 24 states.

Regional firm Benjamin F. Edwards picked up a Wells Fargo advisor team.

Wells Fargo's elite Abbot Downing unit is adding a senior consultant to the team overseeing client education programs for ultrawealthy clients.

Two Morgan Stanley advisors managing $348 million in assets have left to join Wells Fargo Advisors.

A Raymond James advisor has left the firm to join U.S. Capital Advisors, a small regional wealth management firm experiencing rapid growth.

A former Merrill Lynch advisor has joined Abbot Downing, a unit of Wells Fargo that serves ultra-wealthy clients.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said brokerage regulation needs a “major re-examination” to prevent funding shortfalls during a crisis and that brokers should have higher capital requirements.

HighTower recruited a Merrill Lynch advisor team managing $800 million in assets.

Advisors must make several key business decisions to go independent, says Shirl Penney, founder of Dynasty Financial Partners.

As a FINRA task force is scheduled to review the regulator's arbitration process, critics are charging that firms are using U5 termination forms to sully advisor reputations.

When work isn't perfect, advisors should seek change, but be flexible about it. Here's how to get started.

Stifel Nicolaus picked up a Baird advisor managing over $170 million in assets.

Wells Fargo Advisors picked up an advisor team with $300 million in client assets from Morgan Stanley.