The meaning of independence takes on many different forms for these 10 financial advisors, wealth management executives, entrepreneurs and other experts.

With brokerages, consolidation, lawsuits and more, independence ain't what it used to be. Advisors who want to break away must contend with ever-changing options and obstacles to define their own version of independence.

Firms' aggressive pursuit of repayment of recruiting loans is likely a reflection of how massive some recruiting deals have become in recent years.

The independent broker-dealer giant contends in court that a federal judge went too far in telling a pair of its advisors that they couldn't reach out to clients they had while at TD Bank.

The giant custodian, retail brokerage and asset management firm has completed the industry's largest ever conversion with TD Ameritrade. What's next after a key executive's departure?

Homeownership among Asian American and Pacific Islanders is at an all-time high, but they face unique obstacles that financial planners must take into account.

With RIAs increasingly identifying succession planning as a business imperative, here's how financial advisors and firms are investing in the future.

To remain successful in the workforce of the future, advisors will need to adapt and evolve to find new growth and meet clients' needs.

The mammoth coup far outpaces other recruiting deals of recent memory.

More than a third of financial advisors will retire in the next decade in a profession in which nearly 3 out of 4 rookies fail to make the grade, creating a headcount problem for the industry.