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The deal displays the growing flexibility LPL is offering financial advisors as part of its ambition to reach the entire wealth management marketplace.

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After Cetera's parent closed the acquisition of the tax-focused wealth management firm last month, departing executives received significant bonuses.

The Reverence Capital Partners-backed firm will add 1,450 financial advisors and $108 billion in client assets upon the expected close next year.

The deal follows several others in the past 12 months and reflects growing demand for retirement plan services to small businesses, Edelman said.

Recruiters see the banking giant's offering as central to its bid to retain top teams and prevent them from going independent.

In its latest recruiting win from Osaic's Triad Advisors, the firm established its first office in a new region and picked up a half dozen financial advisors.

Apollo and other alternative asset managers are vying for executives with connections to the world's biggest fortunes.

Williams, a former Chicago Bulls basketball player who was the second overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft, co-founded Simatree, a strategic advisory firm focused on data, analytics and technology consultation.

Bans on working at brokerage firms don't lead to prohibitions on acting as an RIA as often as one might think.