"Being a program manager allows me the opportunity to be the player/coach and the time to help others get better at what they do,” says Pinnacle Bank's Gary Collier.

The team is the latest in a stream of advisors who are leaving the wirehouse for smaller rivals.

Move is the latest in a recruiting streak for the regional broker dealer.

One of the new hires has more than five decades of industry experience.

The advisor had been with Wells Fargo for only two years, having previously worked at Credit Suisse.

The uncertainly of regulation and their own survival is at the root of advisors’ stress, but there are also some positives of the job.

A massive acquisition also helped boost the No. 1 IBD’s headcount by 833 advisors year-over-year to 15,210.

The stresses of the job practically demand that we have people to confide in when the going gets rough, Michael Kitces writes.

The firm incorrectly coded her payout at the institutional rate, a mistake that impeded her ability to move up the pay grid and attain bonuses, she alleges.

Gender discrimination and sexual harassment still occurs in a profession whose history includes scandals such as Smith Barney's boom-boom room.

The firm also reported record revenue and pre-tax income for the recent quarter.

Lower incomes, longer lives and time out of the workforce means women lag men when it comes to preparing for retirement. Advisors can help.

A 41-year industry veteran says his practice was seeking “a new strategic partner to help us take the next step in our firm’s growth.”

The private equity-backed IBD is "very appealing to advisors in that larger independent setting," its top recruiter says.

Wirehouses have been seeing a decline in their advisor headcounts.

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

“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.

Industry leaders were selected from Voya Investment Management, Franklin Templeton Investments, Carson Group and more.

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

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