Over the next several months, Curian Capital plans to hire 21 additional salespeople: 10 external wholesalers, 10 internal wholesalers and a divisional vice president overseeing them.

“The expansion of our sales team will allow us to keep pace with the number of new advisory relationships that Curian has entered into this year, and support the robust growth of the managed accounts industry as a whole,” said Michael Bell, president and chief executive officer of Curian.

“We are seeing an increased demand for dedicated business consulting and practice management support, particularly as more financial professionals transition to advisory business,” Bell continued. “We will continue to expand our distribution force in order to satisfy these demands and maintain a high level of personal service for our business partners.”