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ReporterBernadette Berdychowski is a reporter with Financial Planning. Follow her on Twitter at @bberny14.

Bernadette Berdychowski is a reporter with Financial Planning. Follow her on Twitter at @bberny14.
The new recruits come from Merrill Lynch and Stifel, with $165 million in total client assets.
Of the 25 new ETFs, the majority come from JPMorgan and investment company Direxion.
HD Vest's parent displayed the growth coming from the acquisition of its former rival.
Danny Ludeman had worked at the wirehouse from 1999 to 2014.
One team wanted more flexibility and time to manage their clients’ financial needs.
The next big institution is going after fintech, but there’s still a long road ahead.
The two advisors will name the team’s practice after their shared experience working for the military.
If approved, the actively managed product will hold anywhere from 60 to 100 equities across sectors and will have no position holding over 5%.
One advisor has worked at Securian for his entire career.
ESG-focused Swell Investing wasn’t able to gain “necessary scale,” according to the firm.
The new recruits managed over $300 million in client assets.
The Advice & Wealth Management segment added 72 experienced advisors who affiliated in the second quarter.
Michelle Rudd opened a new office for Summit Trail Advisors, a $5 billion independent firm.
The company’s behavioral science unit discovered website-related elements encourage employees to save more.
Financial firms are grappling with what — and how — to tell consumers about the use of their private information.
The transition is expected to take place within the next 12 to 18 months, however the firm says it will still manage the products’ underlying investments.
David Ahlquist is the latest addition to the firm’s growing employee broker-dealer.
The independent broker-dealer differentiates itself from competitors by offering an active portfolio and by giving access to advisors rather than clients.
The new digital products are a significant opportunity for the bank, experts say.
The entrepreneur's OSJ also recruited an advisor named after J.P. Morgan and another new affiliated practice.