Charles Paikert

LPL's stock buyback proved to be 'sweet' deal for TPG Capital, The New York Times reports.

All advisors should familiarize themselves with the rule's likely changes to ERISA.

Who’s making what? FA Insight breaks down advisor compensation.

Who’s making what? FA Insight breaks down advisor compensation.

Wealth Enhancement Group expands into the northeast by buying HHG & Co.

As part of the deal, MetLife will be the exclusive developer of certain annuity products issued by MassMutual.

Finding top people is getting harder, says Kathy Freeman, so putting this in a compensation agreement is now ‘mandatory.’

Advisor compensation is one of the stickiest problems for firm owners. Ross Lawrence and Greg Hoffman of Hoffman Financial Resources solved it through equity ownership.

LPL CEO Mark Casady expects "continued pressure on brokerage sales."

The land grab for a potentially lucrative market is happening now.

Greg De Jong took the plunge and sold his $200 million firm to a much larger one for equity, cash and a five-year note. Looking back, he has no regrets.

“If you continue to work the way you have been, you may not be in business in five years,” says United Capital CEO Joe Duran.

Acquisitive advisory firms, private equity and banks are expected to be big buyers.

Pathstone's merger with Federal Street is "a defining deal for firms serving the UHNW segment," says industry consultant Jamie McLaughlin.

The executives decided to leverage their skills in their own areas of expertise.

Undaunted by the failure of a rider to the federal budget bill, the new legislative initiatives will try to once again strangle the Labor Department fiduciary proposal.

Four scenarios are possible. Here’s the most likely.

Only 9% of younger advisors on ownership track have equity stakes in their firms, reveals the Fidelity Benchmarking Study.

The last review was seven years ago.

"I don't see a top in valuations," says Marty Bicknell, CEO of Mariner Wealth Advisors.