The two advisers went indie with Focus Financial, one of the country's biggest RIA aggregators.

If rule isn’t scaled back, the lower tier of advisers has a rough road ahead. Their “future isn’t what it was in the past.”

Wirehouse brokers and teams from Kestra and MSI Financial led the way in a flurry of hires.

The new recruit is an industry veteran, having spent more than two decades at Wachovia and Wells Fargo.

The three recruits all have past work experience at A.G. Edwards.

The wirehouses have been offering packages worth 200% to 250%, down from previous highs around 350%.

Sometimes clients lack substantial portfolios. If that’s the case, planners can tread other paths to reach fair compensation.

A detailed look at three years' of recruiting data, from biggest AUM to which firm has lost the most advisers.

The regional firm's newest hire generated $926,000 while at the wirehouse, according to RBC.

The recruits left Morgan Stanley and UBS to go with the independent channel at Wells Fargo.

The independent firm affiliated with Raymond James recruited six advisers for a new branch office.

The platform provider added a breakaway RIA to score a victory in its battle with rival HighTower.

Carolyn Armitage joined the RIA M&A consultant after LPL eliminated the enterprise consulting division.

It may be only a matter of time before advisers begin embracing lower offers.

It’s the third wirehouse team to move to HighTower's outsourcing service this year.

The ultrahigh-net-worth unit hired a regional director from its parent firm to lead a new office.

The planner-turned-RIA owner is an industry veteran of nearly four decades.

The firm picked up one adviser each from Merrill Lynch and UBS.

The recruit joined the bank’s private wealth management division after 14 years with the wirehouse.

There are more CFPs over 70 than there are under 30. The board's Center for Financial Planning looks to fix that with new diversity and internship initiatives.