Recruiting

An expungement lawyer contends firms have an incentive to tar the reputation of departing brokers in an attempt to retain assets under management.

Kinecta Wealth Management, the wealth arm of Kinecta Federal Credit Union, will switch firms by the end of the year.

The platform provider offered up rare transparent data about financial advisor payouts and the cost of its technology amid an accelerating race for top talent.

Led by CEO Jack Ginter, Callan Family Office reached a milestone that he says will enable the firm to invest in technology and ultrahigh net worth advisor recruiting.

The 30-year industry veteran and coach to financial advisors and executives provides the story of his life in "Confessions of a Wall Street Warrior."

Matthew Edwards changed his firm for the first time in his 25-year career when he launched an independent advisory firm under a new brokerage, RIA and custodian.

Recruiting female athletic talent can help secure the short- and long-term health of wealth management, writes a Morgan Stanley executive who is a former equestrian.

A financial services executive discusses why a lack of representation in the space could put more women at risk of financial ruin.

The 401(k) and individual wealth firm opted for one of a wave of private equity-backed startups that give financial advisors even more M&A suitors to consider.

Less than two years after the firm's launch, it has reached 60 financial advisors and $7 billion in client assets. Here's a look at its expansion strategy.

An industry report finds the largest independent brokerage, with its supported independence offering, had the biggest net headcount gain last year.

The firm's big tech investments and history working with banks attracted Wintrust, the CEO of its wealth division told FP.

Too many clients are having important conversations with financial planners who don't share a similar background. That needs to change.

The Providence, Rhode Island, company has recruited a head of wealth management advisors and a head of private wealth managers as part of a new strategy to reel in high-net worth clients.

The firm's recruiting chief shared the latest updates with FP amid record financial advisor headcounts and an effort to expand beyond its traditional label as an IBD.

The profession displays a stunningly high rate of attrition in the first year. Here's how wirehouses and regional brokerages must try to change with the times.

Net income topped $1 billion in 2023 as the firm reached another record headcount and CEO Dan Arnold said there are "interesting questions" to answer about AI.

The co-founder of an internship program pairs aspiring financial planners and career changers with financial firms looking to widen their talent pools.

The roughly 100 incoming financial advisors to the firm's Financial Institutions Group softened the impact of a regulatory charge of $30 million.

Phil Waxelbaum, a longtime industry recruiter, talks about what large firms can do and are doing to remain attractive to long-standing advisory teams with sizable sums under management.