Ann Marsh

The board is “decisively moving away” from allowing advisors to self-disclose, CEO Kevin Keller says.

After logging 27 years at the firm, the advisor is starting his “next 25-year chapter” as an independent.

With her innovative, rapid-fire leadership, the recipient of this year’s individual award is giving nearly 2,000 aspiring planners unprecedented entree into a profession sorely in need of them

Granular sensitivity and remarkable speed characterized the overnight virtualization of the firm.

The firm, which has nearly tripled in size in the last year, says it continues to seek out acquisition targets.

“Especially in this time when we are thinking, ‘Is there going to be a shortage of opportunity,’ in comes this one. It’s put a lot of fire in me to learn as much as I can,” says new college graduate Kameron Kindle.

Hailing from Merrill Lynch, Edward Jones and Waddell & Reed, the advisors join as both employees and independents

An advisor whose family has been “irrevocably harmed by police brutality” calls on industry peers and their clients to spark positive change.

The change is one of several made to the board’s disciplinary reporting process following a report by an independent task force that found “systemic, long-standing, governance-level weaknesses.”

LPL advisor Kashif Ahmed tweeted his condition from the emergency room then focused on recovering, knowing his firm could run without him.

One defecting advisor says she was lured by better technology and because at her new employer, “It’s about the people and not just the numbers.”

“We didn’t need to physically travel to see that RBC was the ideal place to move our practice,” ex-UBS advisor says.

“I’d say independence is resonating with advisors now more than ever,” says recruiter Jodie Papike.

The firm has recruited at least 22 advisors this year who managed $3.3 billion in client assets.

“This virtual program will fill a major a hole left by internship cancellations,” says FPA President Martin Seay.

Two testing windows remain for this year, but the board cautions they will take place “only if they can be conducted without compromising the health of exam candidates.”

Without centralized IT protocols RIA cyber fraud scenarios are taking on new and nightmarish dimensions — but there are ways for firms to defend themselves.

The firm recruited only slightly fewer advisors than the year-ago period in very difficult economic conditions.

XY Planning Network says about 250 students and 50 firms have responded to a new virtual internship program it launched to fill the gap.

Private equity points to the birth of the advisor independence movement as proof they’re in it for the long haul.