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Bank of America Advisers are moving over to the Merrill Lynch platform, Wells Fargo has fixed a tax holding problem, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is going to convert some Branch Managers to Producing Branch Managers.

Is a shortage of financial advisers looming? Headhunter Danny Sarch discusses the shortage of qualified adviser candidates and why investors won't be left without investment advice.

Internationally renown costume jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane discusses money and jewelry and shoe trends for fall with Dow Jones Newswires' Veronica Dagher.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is taking another crack at a proposal that addresses how much financial information parties must exchange during arbitration disputes. Finra withdrew an earlier proposal after widespread criticism from investor and brokerage industry advocates. Dow Jones columnist Suzanne Barlyn speaks with Linda Fienberg

UBS is bringing in a new crop of trainees. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has a new internal site for equity research reports. Merrill Lynch has concierge-like advisers in the bank branches. And Labor Day means brokers will move firms, so remaining advisers should get ready to start calling those clients.

Rich Lyons, dean of University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of business, is leading an overhaul of the school's curriculum, with special attention to who it admits and how instructors develop innovative and responsible leaders. He talks with Careers editor Jennifer Merritt.

Traditionally, holiday weekends like Labor Day have seen the most broker movement. But with many wirehouse advisers tied down by retention packages or recent signing bonuses, this year might look different, says recruiter Mindy Diamond.

Anisa R. Khandkar supervises all of the traffic passing through the Verezzano Narrows for the U.S. Coast Guard. Directing the incredibly high traffic of New York Harbor is only part of the job.

Flight attendant Steven Slater gained instant notoriety after a disagreement with a passenger led Slater to flee to the tarmac on the plane's emergency exit slide. In San Francisco, some cheered Slater as a champion of disgruntled workers.

Financial advisers might have a lot to learn when it come to dealing with clients as women, but they stand to benefit if they get it right, says Stacey Haefele, CEO of HNW, Inc., in an interview with reporter Annie Gasparro.

Hewlett-Packard Chairman & CEO Mark Hurd unexpectedly resigned this afternoon following a sexual-harassment investigation. MarketWatch's Dave Callaway & Dow Jones Newswires' Neal Lipschutz discuss the implications for the tech giant.

Traditionally advisers use fixed stock-to-bond ratios to manage risk for their clients. But Todd Clark, president of CLS Investments, takes a different approach, looking at more than just asset classes when maintaining clients' risk budgets.

Todd Barkan, the program director for Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at the Lincoln Center, has been running jazz clubs since the '70s, when he owned the Keystone Korner in San Francisco. In addition to programming a mix of jazz musicians, he also finds time to produce original recordings. Pia Catton reports.

Jenny Mackley rings the bells at New York City's Trinity Church on Wall Street every Sunday.

Going independent is a challenge for financial advisers. Securities industry attorney Brian Hamburger discusses a growing trend he's seeing, in which advisers are moving to existing registered investment advisories to achieve the autonomy of being independent, without having to do all the leg-work.

There are some easy steps broker-dealers can take to help minimize the risk of client complaints, says Stuart Meissner, a New York attorney, who represents brokerage employees and investors in matters regarding violations of securities regulations.

This week brokers can look forward to seeing how the wirehouses are doing with their earnings reports coming up. Regulation reports and conferences are also in the works.

NYPD officer Pete Romano braves terrorists, taxis and tourists- all from the back of his trusty steed. His biggest problem? Odor.

Elliot Weissbluth, CEO of HighTower Advisors, talks about the challenges of becoming an independent advisor and how to make sure its right for you before you make the switch. Veronica Dagher reports.

Eric Gonzalez, who plays the freak at Coney Island's "Shoot the Freak" game, faces between 4,000 and 16,000 paintballs a day with little more than a hockey girdle, wooden shield and mask to protect him.

Squirrels, the loved and maligned fauna of city parks, need love and car as much as any animal. While vets care for domesticated animals, Chris Durham is there to care for the squirrel.

Financial advisers are constantly looking for ways to build up their books of business and attract new clients. Stephanie Ackler, an adviser at Wells Fargo Advisors, shares some marketing tips that have worked for her, with Dow Jones Broker's World reporter, Annie Gasparro.

Donna Kardos Yesalavich speaks with Richard C. Koo, chief economist of the Nomura Research Institute, from the CFA Institute conference in Boston about what defines this type of recession and how investors should act in it.

The practice of inserting needles to channel bodily energy isn't limited to people.

When mentoring goes well, it can be of great benefit to young managers. But when it goes wrong, it can have lasting negative effects for both mentors and their protégés. Stacey Delo talks with Dawn Chandler of Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business in San Luis Obispo for some advise on how to keep mentoring relationships from going bad.

Dr. David Gougelman, a New York City ocularist, explains his work designing and fitting people with artificial eyes.

Teachers at the Harlem Success Academy are using videos to help train instructors in best practices.

Developing an effective compliance program is one step that hedge fund advisers can take now to prepare for the likelihood of future regulation. Dow Jones Compliance Watch columnist, Suzanne Barlyn, speaks with Guy Talarico, chief executive of Alaric Compliance, about getting started.

Hiring one dishonest employee can ruin a firm's longstanding reputation. Dow Jones Compliance Watch columnist, Suzanne Barlyn, speaks with Kenneth Springer, a certified fraud examiner and president of Corporate Resolutions Inc., about avoiding that mistake.

When Dr. Julius Tepper needs to sedate a patient, he has to start by finding a bucket.