Independent advisors

Robo-advisors, micro-investing are making the old ways of doing business obsolete.

The No. 29 IBD has unveiled two significant recruiting moves in the past two months.

The buyer of the broker-dealer to some 1,200 hybrid advisors is not a private equity firm.

The IBD has boosted payouts for advisors as it trims lower producers from its ranks.

Attracting them means knowing what’s really important (hint: it’s not retirement).

The No. 1 IBD unveiled a $1.1 billion firm that is part of the first incoming wave of NPH’s assets.

The No. 4 IBD has added 12 advisors with $2.1 billion in client assets since the acquisition.

A massive acquisition, the possible end of the Broker Protocol and other issues will shape the industry in 2018.

The IBD's longtime head stepped down as part of a plan to remake the firm.