LPL Financial

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.

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.