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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.

Denika Tokunaga of Maven Wealth Management answered FP’s queries about challenges, opportunities and growing during the coronavirus.

Questions about job losses and real estate are adding more complexity to the usual post-deal issues involving advisor retention and company consolidation.

The fintech firm says use of the loans grew 10% last year among its client base.

The agreement will expand the companies’ recruiting efforts in the bank and wirehouse channels.

As the No. 1 IBD rolls out M&A services to advisors this quarter and reels in record recruits, Dan Arnold says the firm is experimenting.

A team that has grown through acquisitions dropped the No. 1 IBD after the institution purchased another one for more than $600 million.

The firm’s use of third-party compliance vendors came under scrutiny after an ex-rep pleaded guilty to bilking clients out of $5 million.