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Integrated Partners added a father-son team, surpassing its recruited client assets from the previous year.

Independent Advisor Alliance also started a robo advisor under Betterment for Advisors after adding more than $2 billion in assets over the past 12 months.

Robert Limmer made the move after less than a year at Gladstone Wealth Group.

Even if it's best for the team, it won't be easy.

A barred broker told clients the lifestyle media company was about to be acquired, so “they needed to act quickly,” according to the regulator.

Recruitment is ongoing — not a one-time sales pitch.

A successful recruiting strategy isn't enough to keep a financial planner put.

The combined AUM of the top 10 companies has soared by 60% to more than $770 billion over the past five years.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer failed to properly register more than 650 reps as agents, the prominent state regulator says.

The No. 1 IBD has stopped offering the higher-yield funds in its automated bank deposit programs, but it notes they’re easily accessible in investment accounts.