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Soon after shuffling C-suite, the independent broker-dealer brings on nine advisors while it continues hunt for a new CFO.

M&A data varies widely among providers.

Two RIAs turned out to be well-matched, and combined to form a $5 billion firm.

“I did it for the LOLs,” advisor Doug Boneparth says of his newly launched advisor-focused T-shirt business.

Merrill Lynch’s head count isn’t suffering, but some regional BDs have grown by thousands in the past five years.

Planners have been leaving bank-backed firms in droves in search of what they say is greater freedom and flexibility.

The firm "deprived its clients of unbiased financial advice," the regulator says.

Weissbluth will step down as CEO and become chairman.

The firm’s most recent hires are 2 advisors overseeing more than $550 million in client assets.

Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein remain prominent public figures, but many other crisis-era CEOs have kept low profiles over the past decade.