Merrill Lynch

Financial Planning continues its four-part analysis of core compensation components at wirehouse, regional and national BDs.

Despite losing more than 295 net advisors in the first three months of the year, the wirehouse had one of its best quarters in history in terms of revenue.

The quartet of advisors picked the nation’s largest IBD out of the increasing number of suitors available to ex-employee practices.

The largest brokerages typically make comp changes that are ‘evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.’

Advisors can use Digital Wealth Overview to send an automatically-produced animation that gives a comprehensive look at financial accounts.

For just $1,000, clients can sign up for the firm’s purely digital automated advice service.

To oversee operations in the middle of the country, Merrill Lynch turned to a veteran of the firm.

After obtaining documents through FOIA requests, FP’s Jessica Mathews explains the larger industry implications of one firm’s internal investigation.

The wealth managers paid victims restitution prior to one barred rep’s guilty plea and another one’s sentencing.

The veteran FAs’ one complaint blotted their records for seven years.