LPL Financial

The No. 1 IBD added to its record headcount with the third billion-dollar move it unveiled in a two-week span.

Most credit unions don’t offer planning services, and affiliating with the No. 1 IBD could help CUNA Brokerage change that, the firm’s president says.

The multigenerational practice decided it was time to make the move.

The 10-person practice, rebranded as Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is led by CEO John Klaas and COO David Millington.

Good Life Companies fosters competition among wealth managers for its own health and runs food stores and a gym.

CUNA Mutual Group’s wealth manager of 550 financial advisors will almost certainly represent the largest recruiting move in the sector next year.

The Dallas-based hybrid RIA has more than 100 reps, and, if they follow the chief’s exit, it would be the the No. 1 IBD’s largest loss since 2019.

The PE-backed hybrid RIA is acquiring a practice with nine financial advisors managing $1.46 billion in client assets.

The barred ex-rep funneled clients’ money into a shell company he falsely called a sub advisor, according to investigators.

With technology upgrades and the hiring of former TD Ameritrade recruiters, the No. 1 IBD eyes further expansion in the RIA channel.

The Financial Services Institute blasts the move and won't rule out legal action to reinstate the more favorable Trump-era regulation.

The nation’s largest independent broker-dealer will onboard a substantially higher share of assets and advisors than after its last comparable deal in 2017.

The LPL and Private Advisor Group financial advisor serves on the Connecticut Autism Advisory Council, and he’s an expert in disability planning.

More growth is on the way: the No. 1 IBD has one more massive recruiting move and a $300M acquisition to complete.

Peggy Ho built the rival firm’s government relations team, and she’s joining the new firm at a pivotal time in wealth management regulation.

Advisor Kip Adams says access to the IBD’s trading platform and tools have “already improved how we open new accounts and manage our business.”

Former employee alleges financial-wellness guru’s firm selectively enforced “Christian” rules forbidding extramarital sex for staffers.

The quartet of advisors picked the nation’s largest IBD out of the increasing number of suitors available to ex-employee practices.

Financial advisor Christian D’Urso spends his mornings hiking, kayaking or biking, and his afternoons running a $110 million advisory business on the water.

The brokers are offering their practice management lessons and resources as scale becomes increasingly crucial to wealth managers.