LPL Financial

After predicting a strong recruiting year, Wells' independent advisory arm attracts planners from LPL Financial, UBS and U.S. Bank.

The firm filled out its senior management ranks with LPL's Jeffrey Buchheister, who said that he is joining the firm at a "watershed" moment.

The IBD's top technologist's question for firms seeking upgrades: Are you sure you understand how you want to go to market?

BIC took a fresh look at its top program managers and re-ranked them based solely on productivity.

Tax issues and controlling cash flow are just 2 qualities of these investments, says LPL's Thomas Zgliniec in this Q&A.

Automated advice can provide efficiency, but it is not going to be for every adviser, says LPL's chief information officer, Victor Fetter.

Most banks and credit unions outsource their investment programs to third-party broker-dealers. Here's how they stack up.

LPL touts its size and scale as a plus to attract advisors, but the company's heft can also work against it, consultants say.

These firms reported the highest share of accounts topping $100,000.

BIC took a fresh look at its top program managers and re-ranked them based solely on team assets under management.

The independent broker-dealer industry could lose a third of its brokers and many of its smallest firms, experts predict. What does that mean for survivors?

See which TPM tops the list for both highest production-per-adviser and highest fee income.

The industrywide gain in fee income is a welcome development given the new fiduciary rule--see how firms are preparing for new regulations as well as new competition.

A longstanding obstacle is getting banks to recognize the opportunities in the wealth business, says Arthur Osman, executive vice president and institution service business consultant at LPL.

Keeney Financial Group plans to leverage Triad affiliation to grow, firm founder says.

TPM-affiliated banks and credit unions posted a significant 17% bump in fee business in 2015, a welcome development given the new fiduciary rule.

Megent is planning to expand its union-sponsored retirement plan services.

Concerns about the new fiduciary rule helped propel the move, along with a drop in LPL service, an adviser says.

Mick Hellman, formerly of Hellman & Friedman, is elected unanimously in advance of LPL's annual shareholder meeting.

In a surprise move on Wednesday, the company went public with its plans to prepare its advisors and financial institutions for the coming regulatory changes.