LPL Financial

Shareholders shouldn't hold out too much hope for a takeover and here is why.

Industry experts survey the field of potential suitors.

With LPL Financial potentially exploring a sale of itself, we look back at some of the biggest deals over the last few years.

The country's largest IBD is said to be exploring strategic alternatives, which may include shopping itself around for buyers.

Founded by former wirehouse advisers, XML Financial is the seventh firm to join the IPO-bound RIA aggregator this year.

After being jilted by the nation’s largest IBD, the organization breaks new ground with membership additions.

See which independent broker-dealers are managing the biggest asset base for client accounts.

These independent broker-dealers generated the most revenue from commission-based accounts.

"Given all of the turmoil there, you need to have some consistency in leadership and [Roth] was it," one expert says.

Is Roth on his way out?

See which independent broker-dealer boasts a compliance staff of more than 500, and which top firms have fewer than 100.

The country's largest independent broker-dealer says compliance with the new fiduciary rule will offer competitive advantages.

This in-house position helps one firm attract larger clients and build contractual relationships with descendants.

The firm says it has put regulatory fines in its rearview mirror, has invested in tech upgrades and has devoted resources to helping advisers adapt to the DoL fiduciary rule.

Plan sponsors are open to the addition, but most participants aren’t taking advantage of it.

These 12 program managers from our ranking have logged a combined 375 years in the wealth management industry.

See which independent broker-dealers generated the most revenue from fee-based accounts.

See which independent broker-dealers have the highest revenue.

The leading IBD cut a top consulting division that catered to its largest firms and set up potential conflict between groups of advisers: those in and out of OSJs.

The bank's three advisers and $300M in AUM leave LPL after more than a decade.