Growth strategies

Should advisor retention go as planned, Blucora's agreement to purchase the firm would boost its IBD headcount to 4,500 reps.

Commissions and cash-sweep revenue jumped by more than a combined $100 million in 2018 — even as the parent firm’s longtime chairman left the company.

The 12-advisor practice serves clients in a group often neglected by the industry, its managing directors say.

It took less than six months to hammer out the biggest bank merger in more than a decade, and the price was one of the last things discussed, according to a new federal filing.

Woodbury Financial Services has added 572 advisors with $22 billion in client assets since the fall of 2017, CEO Rick Fergesen says.

More wealth management pros are joining mastermind groups, driven by the growing realization that the isolation that comes with running a business can hold back the business’s success.

The No. 1 IBD is pitching advisors on the merits of its offerings — but rivals have also added major teams from its ranks.

The firm adds a second $1B RIA - and its family office.

The CEO said his decision to resign followed a physician’s recommendation in connection with an undisclosed medical problem.

The hybrid RIA wants to reach $10 billion in assets within four years.

The No. 1 IBD is reaping the benefits of learning the lesson that it “can never move away from the advisor,” according to its head of business development.

Securities Service Network is pitching advisors on its tax offerings, access to management and parent-firm resources.

Nine banks agreed to be sold to credit unions last year. Some industry observers believe that number could double this year.

The industry's largest acquisition in more than a decade will create the sixth-biggest bank in the country, with assets of more than $442 billion.

The past year brought major changes to the IBD network, including the sale of its majority stake and a structural reorganization.

The robo advisor scouted several cities for a second location apart from its New York City headquarters.

Some owners are reluctant to give away an equity stake. Here is one solution.

The No. 1 IBD’s advisory AUM flows show results from the company’s efforts to reward advisors for choosing its custody instead of outside firms.