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The following 17 teams oversaw about $75 billion in assets. The firms ending the year with prize recruits include a diverse cast: regional BDs, wirehouses, boutiques and RIAs.

The IBD and its subsidiaries’ 2,300 advisors appear to be facing a sale by its parent, with bidding reported to be starting as soon as next week.

A uniform fiduciary standard is only way to ensure all advisors are putting their clients first, the Democratic senator says.

Too many planners are serving too few clients, Dynasty’s chairman argues.

The more efficient firms can be in their marketing and sales activities, the more effective they will be.

Sandra Powers Murphy is CEO of Noble ARK Ventures. Sandra is an investment management marketing and sales consultant, and author of The Road to AUM: Driving Assets Under Management through Effective Marketing and Sales.

Sometimes little things have the biggest impact.

David Kilby is a personal finance expert and president of FinFit, a national financial wellness brand.

The fintech did not contact the Securities Investor Protection Corporation to discuss protection for deposits, according to its CEO Stephen Harbeck.

One uses a factor lens for a twist on the AGG and the other focuses exclusively on investment-grade credit.