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Jim Cahn of WEG says there will always be room for small RIAs. But firms intent on growth will increasingly have to turn to larger partners for help with estate and tax planning, back-office support, and marketing and client referrals.

A new Schwab Advisor Survey found AI is largely being used in back-office functions rather than consumer-facing, as adoption slowly takes hold.

Manish Dave, who has been with the firm for 18 years, oversaw a headcount that was formidable but stagnant in recent years.

The former Wells employee says he was basically forced to quit after a series of fumbles by the firm cost him his book of business and brought his pay down to "minimum wage level."

LPL directors terminated CEO Dan Arnold's employment after an outside law firm found comments he had made to employees had violated the firm's code of conduct.

The change, one among several at the firm's top, follows on a year that executives have deemed one of the firm's most difficult in decades.

The 17-person Canell Group joins Wells Fargo's offices in New York.

Along with the big recruiting deals, Dynasty and Gries Financial Partners shook things up at the executive level.

Whether boutique, midsize, regional or national, each RIA asset level requires distinct strategies and significant sacrifices.

LPL, JPMorgan and Bank of America Private Bank were also among the recruiting winners this week.