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Former Edward Jones advisor says he left for the freedom to own and market his own eponymous firm as he wishes.

With competition to RIAs increasing, the financial services giant will promote the value of independent advice.

Is it time to try for another target market? Or just become a generalist? Forsaking current branding and marketing should not be taken lightly.

Edmond Walters is seen as bringing deep fintech expertise to rebranded company.

"If you're a financial services company and you're not thinking of yourself as a financial tech company, then you're probably in a declining business model," says Rob Foregger, co-founder of NextCapital.

Some wirehouse branch managers have made the transition to the independent channel, but doing so takes careful planning, experts say.

In contentious Senate testimony, White fended off accusations that the regulatory body has dragged its feet. Again, she did not offer a timeline for implementing a fiduciary rule from the SEC.

The new recruits are opening a new office for the independent firm.

The branch is staffed by 22 advisers, most of whom are recent recruits from Credit Suisse.

Robert Cook, an attorney and former SEC director, will have to help the regulator navigate complicated matters , from calls for an industrywide fiduciary standard to heightened congressional scrutiny.