Independent advisors

Two-thirds of firms don't know how to attract young people, a new survey reports.

The $263 million practice’s new IBD reported record recruiting for 2017, helped in part by the movement of advisors following LPL’s massive acquisition.

Instead of thinking about fiduciary purely as an obligation or regulation, advisors should envision it as something much bigger: a way of life.

The Justice Department disclosed a felony probe the day before the broker’s termination.

A new survey finds that investors prize full and upfront disclosures about fees and conflicts of interest, but advisors fall short.

The new hires say they were drawn to the firm’s investment platform, product offerings and investment diversification.

Being raised by a single mother and going through two divorces taught Loreen Gilbert how to be a better planner, she writes.

Need a gut check on your career? Read what top recruiters have to say about the big and small firms in the 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.

National Financial Services accused the brokers' former IBD of breach of contract in a case displaying the complexities of such moves.