The firm's Private Client Group saw pretax profits drop to $29 million from $83 million for the year-ago period.

Choices are mushrooming in the independent space for top advisors seeking a career change, recruiters say.

His son and longtime friends challenged his disciples at the FPA Retreat to carry on the legacy.

UBS and Merrill lose four advisers in HighTower's seventh deal of the year.

Three wirehouse veterans are the latest to join Ameriprise, On Wall Street learns exclusively.

Honing in on ideal clients and increased AUM could be the payoff.

The group consists of two advisers who generated $2.7 million in annual production, according to RBC.

Transition packages have been changing, and so should an advisers' approach to changing firms.

The broker is the latest to leave the wirehouse, which recently reported its headcount fell by 145 advisers.

The advisors left the wirehouse in a quarter that saw it lose 145 advisers.

What changes should advisers expect in the coming years? Editor Lee Conrad talks with career consultant Rick Rummage to explore the relevant issues.

The four advisers are the latest to bolt from Wells Fargo's Profit Formula platform.

Top advisers appear content at their current jobs, but new challenges and responsibilities may lure prospects.

Some brokers who recently left the wirehouse cited differences over its policy to cease offering commission-based retirement accounts.

At least 17 ex-wirehouse brokers bolted for the firm’s employee channel in the first quarter.

The wirehouse's executives think they've struck on the right formula to boost growth through a simplified comp plan, greater autonomy and an attractive retirement package.

The group includes a father-daughter duo who have worked together for 25 years.

The new recruit's business focuses on Latin American clients.

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