The brokerage added more than 200 independent financial advisors for the second quarter in a row while driving up the productivity of its existing ranks.

The Swiss bank grew its U.S. advisors by 2% in the third quarter,

Long known for its investment banking and trading operations, the Wall Street bank is focusing on its wealth unit and tech ambitions.

The wealth unit of Bank of America reported record revenue in the third quarter and said it was holding onto clients whose advisors had left the firm.

Despite a difficult quarter for wealth management, BNY Mellon is celebrating the launch of its crypto custody services and the future of Pershing X.

The influx during a challenging quarter displays how the wirehouse's three channels are starting to work together in tandem, CEO James Gorman says.

Despite losing more than 500 brokers from its headcount in the third quarter, the wirehouse sees strong recruiting momentum in its pipeline.

CEO Jamie Dimon drove the headlines with predictions about the "kind of odd" economy. Meanwhile, the firm's wealth units quietly added hundreds of recruits.

These are the largest firms with financial advisors who work with broker-dealers but aren't their employees.

Find all of the figures from Financial Planning's latest annual study of brokerages whose financial advisors aren't employees of the firms.