Tobias Salinger

FSI aims for a pragmatic approach when advocating on behalf of more than 90 independent broker-dealers and 30,000 financial advisors, Deputy General Counsel Robin Traxler says in an episode of the Financial Planning podcast.

Rivals and rating agencies aren’t taking any breaks in the pandemic, and CEO Jamie Price says the new giant IBD network remains on track as well.

The biggest challenge for serving ultrahigh-net-worth clients in the future will be grasping and attending to their specific needs, consultant Jamie McLaughlin says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

Ratings agencies predict major losses for all of the largest BDs, prompting firms to reassess strategies in uncertain times.

For wealth management to achieve sustainable organic growth, the industry needs to boost the number of households served by financial advisors and firms, consultant Gavin Spitzner says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

The perennial contender won the top spot in J.D. Power’s annual survey as the coronavirus makes brand and advisor trust even more important to the industry.

Ameriprise’s chief took a 5% cut in his compensation, even as the firm cited notable positive results that buoyed the industry last year.

The amount of financial advisors changing firms doesn’t capture the breadth of the challenge broker-dealers face to retain them, recruiter Jodie Papike says in an episode of Financial Planning’s podcast.

Senior leaders at the No. 1 IBD meet daily about the pandemic as large enterprises set their own continuity plans into motion with an eye toward ensuring operations.

Moody’s lowered the giant IBD network’s credit rating with sobering words that could resonate across wealth management.

Moody’s affirmed the company’s “B3” rating but signalled the potential wide-reaching impact of the pandemic across wealth management.

The largest enterprise under LPL’s biggest OSJ is getting even bigger, after adding its sixth advisor of the past 12 months.

Financial advisor Alex Chalekian started out his career with a mentor “who was not the nicest person.” Ever since, he has wanted to serve as a resource to fellow planners, he explains in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

The early U.S. epicenter of the virus hasn’t seen mass closures of practices, but financial advisors from the area shared tips to try to get ahead of the impact.

Wealth management firms have a “massive opportunity” to use new methods of reaching clients and the wider industry, FiComm Partners CEO Megan Carpenter says in an episode of Financial Planning’s In|Vest Podcast.

LPL’s continuing major poaches from rivals make up only one of the kinds of ways that firms are vying to attract and retain advisors.

Five years of alleged promises, checks that never arrived, and a mysterious employee named “Tryg Nederloe” add up to a bizarre saga with wide ramifications.

RIAs should begin the selling process by visualizing their ideal situation, investment banker and consultant David DeVoe says in an episode of Financial Planning’s In|Vest Podcast.

Both firms have lower advisor headcounts, higher productivity and relocation plans — but Blucora's acquisitions have boosted its wealth management business.

In an episode of Financial Planning’s podcast, David Flores Wilson explains how his Gen-X and Millennial client base fueled his transition from investment banking.