Independent advisors

The private equity-backed advisory aggregator plans to use a consolidation process in "coming months" to bring its various brokerages under one brand.

Nearly one out of three advisors at independent broker-dealers has thought about going solo in the past year, a new survey finds.

The Wall Street giant has been moving away from providing in-house retail investment advice to finding ways it can support smaller firms.

The prohibition would be on most contract provisions meant to keep emplolyees from taking jobs with competitors.

Three advisory teams managing $10 billion in the San Francisco area are among an ongoing wave of departures from the biggest U.S. bank.

The CEO of the RIA "roll-up" outfit thinks that ongoing industry consolidation doesn't necessarily mean all firms will start to look the same.

Survey results from the payment processing firm AdvicePay suggest fee-for-service models for financial planning continues to grow.

It's not that most firms lack distinct services and a distinct character. It's that so many are bad at conveying these traits to potential clients.

Regulators contend two firms falsely advertised themselves as the first to apply artificial intelligence to investment recommendations.

The legal action also alleges Mark Lamkin's former associates conspired behind his back to prevent him from leaving with his clients.