Toby is a veteran journalist with more than a dozen years of experience in the field who joined Financial Planning in 2017 after prior tenures with the New York Daily News, Commercial Observer and City Limits. He earned an undergraduate degree in the humanities from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He has won a dozen business journalism awards during his time with Financial Planning, including those received for the 2020 podcast series "
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The ex-CEO of a tax-focused firm acquired by the network in 2012 now leads HD Vest and 1st Global following the $180-million deal.
June 5 -
The BD’s employee channel is attracting more independent reps through offerings like technology and practice acquisition support.
June 4 -
The new player aims to disrupt the sector despite losing some 300 reps to other firms.
June 3 -
TD Ameritrade’s Skip Schweiss says the proposal — if approved by the SEC this week — could alter the competitive landscape.
June 3 -
Despite a great year, firms don't see fit to rest on their laurels. Instead, they're preparing and adjusting to falling traditional revenue and rising expenses.
June 3 -
This interactive tool provides the full collection of data from Financial Planning's 34th annual study of the largest firms in the space.
June 3 -
The majority of the top 25 firms boosted their business by double digits in 2018, and five of them reeled in more than 20% growth.
June 3 -
With transparency about conflicts on the rise even as it varies by firm, critics question whether clients really understand complicated technical documents.
May 30 -
The firm aims for a bigger foothold in a competitive sector with new offerings around tech, service, advisory programs and practice management.
May 23 -
CEO Dan Arnold presented details of the firm's mounting ambition after announcing the acquisition of a brokerage and RIA with $3 billion in client assets.
May 22 -
With brokerage firms lining up in support of the SEC proposal, fiduciary planners aim to keep their differences from the BD channel intact.
May 17 -
The regulator and one of its largest members, LPL Financial, engaged in a back-and-forth on the controversial initiative.
May 16 -
Practices can dance on the cutting edge by returning to basics in an area where financial advisors are “deeply curious” about the best approach.
May 16 -
With accounts now often reaching seven figures, estate planning expert Natalie Choate delved into the complexity of the increasingly important tool.
May 15 -
The IBD network has an inside edge for ensuring advisors are ready if equities suffer a sustained fall, according to its president, Adam Antoniades.
May 14 -
The two firms' boosts came amid equity headwinds — and both wealth management units now have nearly 4,400 financial advisors.
May 13 -
Jamie Price and incoming majority owner Reverence promise more of the same for the 6,500-advisor IBD network.
May 13 -
Reverence Capital Partners agreed to buy 75% of the 6,500-advisor IBD network from the ownership team that purchased it in 2016.
May 9 -
Advisor Group unveiled the prize-winning speech on the topic — along with eight new recruits to its IBDs — at its annual W Forum.
May 9 -
Lisa Dolly will give way to COO Jim Crowley later this year, parent firm BNY Mellon says.
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