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Yet that wasn't Merrill's only recruiting success, as the wirehouse also picked up a team overseeing more than $500 million in client assets.

The regional firm could lose a quarter of its customers who said they would leave, even if they loved their adviser, if their digital experience was subpar, according to a new poll.

A planner who used to be a practicing doctor found that much of the thinking on the most suitable niches didn’t apply to her.

The firm's latest acquisition is MacDougall MacDougall & MacTier, known as 3Macs, and which was founded in 1849.

Some insiders at big brokerage firms encouraged the DoL to maintain progress. "That kept us going," Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi says.

Sales commissions may decrease, but new assets are expected to come on the platform.

Very few retirees have incomes that equal 70% of what they earned in their working years.

The recruits moved to the firm from Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Stifel and Voya.

If you're still thinking about a client who may be suffering from diminished capacity or displays other worrisome signs, then you need to say something, says Dr. Nancy Needell.

These adviser bosses have qualities that help them grab top talent for their firms, says recruiter Mark Elzweig.