The largest teams to go indie this year managed more than $5 billion in client assets.

Two advisers left Lebenthal Wealth Advisors to start their own practice approximately two years after they joined the firm.

The regional firm also says it recruited a junior Merrill adviser overseeing $39 million in client assets.

The team's managing director is a wirehouse veteran with close to 30 years of industry experience.

An ill-considered comment or a faux pas in the home stretch can wreck an adviser's plans to switch firms, writes coach and recruiter Elizabeth McCourt.

The firm's latest hires opened a new office for the regional broker-dealer.

Many don’t want to manage their own portfolios and also hope to save more for retirement. How can advisers seize the opportunity?

Regulatory and industry changes are driving some advisers to rethink their business model, writes recruiter Mark Elzweig.

Improved client service, more revenue and deeper knowledge are all benefits.

Improved client service, more revenue and deeper knowledge are all benefits.

The firm's latest hire has 25 years of industry experience and once worked at BNY Mellon.

The firm is of two minds on the issue: It can hire whomever it wants from competitors, but many of its own advisers are off-limits.

The new recruit is joining Corient Capital, an independent firm founded a year ago by ex-Merrill Lynch advisers.

It’s time for professional planners, as opposed to sales agents, to define themselves accurately in the public mind. To do it, you need to use key words and phrases with crystal clarity.

LPL touts its size and scale as a plus to attract advisors, but the company's heft can also work against it, consultants say.

The brokerage firm promoted one of its own to replace a retiring senior vice president, while picking up two branch managers from rival firms.

Founder of ultra-HNW boutique starts team meetings with discussions about members’ outside lives before moving on to clients.

Some call it 'relentless,' but scouting for the best candidates has resulted in a better array of services from the industry's top firms, says leading recruiter Mark Elzweig.

Also, J.P. Morgan saw a team managing $300 million in client assets go independent.

Three industry veterans – one with more than four decades of experience – oversaw more than $205 million in client assets, according to Raymond James.