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Advisor Group, Ameriprise, Cetera, Commonwealth, LPL and Raymond James are getting bigger and streamlining a crowded field of business as they go.

Securities America has paid more than $15 million in an SEC case and settlements with the fraud victims of Hector May and his daughter, Vania May Bell.

An innovative hybrid firm's new brokerage displays how the industry is placing advisory business at the center of its well-financed plans for the future.

These are the largest firms with financial advisors who work with broker-dealers but aren't their employees.

An ex-Woodbury Financial advisor faces 10 felony counts as the industry and regulators keep working on getting better at detecting and preventing scams.

Two Securities America brokers and their firm must pay the large award after a case that leaves many unanswered questions.

The private equity-backed firm and other giants of the industry are deploying their capital across new and existing lines of business.

A giant wealth manager is expanding its reach in a rapidly consolidating channel of the industry that simultaneously needs to hire a lot more financial advisors.

The enterprise left Kestra for Triad Advisors as part of the largest recruiting addition to the independent wealth manager in years.

With succession plans fueling the industry’s continuing records in M&A deals, one firm is trying to address the challenge through its acquisition strategy.