Industry

As the financial planning industry nears a fee-only, fiduciary world, independent broker-dealers will face some important choices about their future business models.

Find growth by using Maslow's hierarchy of needs to help set compensation policy.

Talent wars are pushing compensation packages higher.

Though largely replaced by the 1% of AUM model, performance-based fee structures are cropping up again — and that’s cause for concern.

Here’s how one firm structured compensation in a fair and completely open way.

IBDs and regional firms are making the biggest changes, but RIAs have room for growth as well.

She'll now be responsible for supervisory operations at one of the largest firms she once helped regulate.

Technology is rapidly changing many, but not all aspects of the business.

The bank aims to have a total of 4,000 representatives by year-end in Merrill Edge, which now has 2.4 million accounts and $184.5 billion in assets.

The research firm’s annual survey included new queries reflecting changes in the industry.