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The firm achieved a record 7,719 independent and employee advisors in the second quarter.

Compensation related to financial advisor recruiting fell 22% for the second quarter.

Wealth Enhancement Group would grow to nearly 70 advisors nationwide under its second major purchase of the year.

The funds allegedly paid for summer camp fees and a 1976 Corvette.

The firm will move over to Salesforce’s CRM tool starting next year as part of an effort to boost efficiency with new technology.

The firm is looking beyond aggressive recruiting efforts that have netted 73 new advisors year-to-date.

Banking scandals are playing only a small role in advisor attrition, the firm says.

At Amazon's first-ever conference for voice-enabled tech, advisors are warned they need to take one crucial step to serve customers using voice assistants.

Advisors should be scrutinizing vendors to find partners who share similar organizational values.

While the business is producing steady profits, the lender rejigged financial targets this year after investors argued Ermotti should do more to improve returns after the shares languished.