Dan Arnold received $7.1 million in 2018, far below the longer-tenured chiefs of rival firms Ameriprise and Raymond James.

The hit to wealth management from a difficult trading environment was already visible in the fourth quarter.

Commissions and cash-sweep revenue jumped by more than a combined $100 million in 2018 — even as the parent firm’s longtime chairman left the company.

Fourth-quarter equity losses stanched client assets at wirehouses, indies and other brokerages — but their stocks are regaining ground after reporting earnings.

The network’s parent disclosed the results of its first year under a new accounting standard affecting the top line at many large U.S. businesses.

The tax-focused IBD’s custodial and platform transition is taking longer than the company or its advisors expected.

The firm cut its headcount by 22% while boosting productivity by 48% in 2018, and it plans to roll out a new desktop platform for its 1,060 representatives.

The firm’s efforts to attract talent away from rivals boosted headcount by a net 57 advisors in 2018.

CEO Dan Arnold pledged new tech-enhanced support for advisors as part of a larger cultural transformation.

The firm suffered from market volatility in the fourth quarter.