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Wealth Enhancement Group would grow to nearly 70 advisors nationwide under its second major purchase of the year.

Kestra grabbed a practice from the No. 1 IBD, but it gained another one while preparing for a top executive’s departure.

The practice has spent 22 years with the No. 1 IBD, but it will be at least the eighth practice of its type to leave amid changes to the firm’s policies.

Five of the regional BD's new hires come from Wells Fargo.

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

The No. 1 IBD cleared him of any wrongdoing then said he still faced the probe after leaving the firm months later, according to the lawsuit.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer has grown beyond the wirehouses, but it added about 100 fewer advisors than expected from its major acquisition.

While Raymond James and Stifel are on hiring sprees, Wells Fargo is still losing talent.

The No. 1 IBD’s top recruiting executive announced his retirement after the firm disclosed some mixed recent results.

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Community Bank & Trust of Florida switched its program after a 16-year relationship with Invest Financial.

The No. 1 IBD launched an investment offering aimed at the distributed ledger technology its research unit says could disrupt nearly every industry.

The firm’s principal says his team wanted to join the No. 1 IBD, which is testing larger recruiting offers.

Wealth Enhancement Group has nearly doubled its assets over a two-year period.

The advisor told the client that she could pre-pay her advisory account fees at a discount by writing him a $7,400 check, FINRA claimed.

Other states are likely to enter similar agreements with the broker-dealer.

At least seven firms with outside RIAs have left the No. 1 IBD since it announced a change in policies last November.

Shifts in the annual ranking of the nation's independent broker-dealers show how pressure on IBDs is intensifying.

The nation's largest IBDs are growing again, but are they innovating fast enough to keep up with the industry's transformation?

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