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In a bid to further enhance its capabilities for advisors, the firm is also slashing ETF transaction fees on select funds later this year.

The No. 1 IBD also nominated a new board member and tapped key executives for advisor support and government relations.

Independent Financial Partners aspires to be a “very, very small agent for change.”

In the first full year under Atria Wealth, the firm added programs from banks and credit unions with $7 billion in assets.

Increased captive insurance coverage due to expanded business in 2018 was a primary driver of a three-year high in regulatory spending, the firm says.

When it comes to building these relationships, it’s better to start early.

The major employer-plan group had previously been affiliated with the predecessor of Global Retirement Partners.

Dan Arnold received $7.1 million in 2018, far below the longer-tenured chiefs of rival firms Ameriprise and Raymond James.

Jamie Grupe will be teaming with veteran Ameriprise advisor Steve Kinney.