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The privately held firm recruited more than 160 reps in the first quarter on the strength of its balance sheet, CEO Amy Webber says.

The No. 1 IBD added Securities America’s largest enterprise, whose founder says the firm’s new private equity-backed owner made him uncertain about the future.

“This virtual program will fill a major a hole left by internship cancellations,” says FPA President Martin Seay.

With marketing, reporting and the Junxure CRM, the acquisition brings much more than a robo advisor to the asset manager.

Advisors who switch firms during the pandemic have tough (virtual) conversations with clients in store.

An RIA platform launched by compliance professionals is growing by offering a smaller home for wirehouse and reverse breakaways, Advisory Services Network COO Cindy Halpern explains in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.

How will the relief package impact retirement accounts? CPA Ed Slott fields this and other top financial planning queries.

Two testing windows remain for this year, but the board cautions they will take place “only if they can be conducted without compromising the health of exam candidates.”

Financial advisors, broker-dealers, custodians and other firms are trying to do their part amid a public health and economic crisis.

Now is not the time to disconnect from supportive networks of other advisors.