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Millennials steering clear

Financial planning isn't drawing much interest as a prospective career for Millennials getting ready to enter the workforce, and it's harming adviser head count.

Despite strong salaries and a reputation as a “top career,” financial planning isn't drawing a lot of interest from Millennials.

The profession expects to shed 25,000 people in the next five years because of a lack of new recruits at wirehouses and broker-dealers, according to a Ceru

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