Commonwealth Financial Network

The growing number of commission-free planners at IBDs doesn't necessarily fit the industry’s accepted definition, or its traditional categories.

“I don’t want to call a helpline, I want a partnership,” the advisor says of her move to the firm, which expects to hit record gross recruited production.

The 50 largest teams and OSJs to change their affiliations show both the threat to incumbent firms posed by RIAs and the scale afforded by acquisitions.

The rarely dinged firm joined peers grappling with two issues: mutual fund fees and supervision of advisors who've been sanctioned multiple times.

Executives say valuing friendliness alongside other factors is helping to drive a record $66 million in incoming production this year.

Commonwealth Financial Network is helping advisors convert to full RIA status and, in the opinion of advisors and executives, shedding its traditional label.

The regulator is living up to its promise to overhaul exams and engage more — and one potential rule in the works would be “monumental," according to the IBD.

Being an independent advisor isn’t for everyone.

The former MetLife advisors had affiliated with three different IBDs over four years amid the increasing consolidation in the space.

Soon after shuffling C-suite, the independent broker-dealer brings on nine advisors while it continues hunt for a new CFO.

The ongoing shift away from commissionable products is driving major changes in the space.

The two LPL rivals show confidence in their current paths, but they both now have important vacancies to fill.

The combined amount across the top 10 firms has jumped 37% to $385.3 million over the past three years.

J.D. Power’s annual survey reveals the importance of leadership and culture, along with differences among male and female representatives.

Author and Commonwealth Financial Chairman Joseph Deitch discusses how to gain a better understanding of yourself and your clients, and how to resolve differences.

Firms of all sizes have helped push fee-based business above commissions as the industry undergoes a transformation.

This interactive tool provides the full collection of data from Financial Planning's 33rd annual study of the largest firms in the space.

Thirteen of the top 25 companies generated double-digit growth in 2017 as rivals close in on the perennial No. 1 firm.

The No. 4 independent broker-dealer has unveiled two major recruiting grabs from its rivals in two weeks.

Commonwealth Financial Network founder Joe Deitch answers rapid-fire questions on everything from writing his first book, to the person he finds most interesting, in this Lightning Round video.