Raymond James Financial

The independent broker-dealer has done especially well recruiting Commonwealth advisors since that firm's acquisition by LPL Financial.

Raymond James accuses the widower of an advisor of using data stored on his wife's company-issued computer to solicit clients for a rival firm.

Raymond James has gone from being one of the lowest payers of third-party recruiters to one of the higher. That's helped it get more "swings at the plate" with teams looking to leave rival firms.

The numbers don't reflect much change in the low representation of female wealth management professionals, but there are some signs of progress.

Each of the biggest firms in the channel grew substantially in 2024, but LPL's giant M&A deal to buy Commonwealth for $2.7 billion has further consolidated the ranks.

Firms like LPL, Cambridge, Osaic, Independent Financial, Commonwealth, Raymond James, Ameriprise and Cetera are racing to develop new tools.

The large St. Petersburg, Florida-based wealth management firm claimed its best advisor recruiting figures since the global financial crisis, though it didn't cite specifics.

The popular industry recruiting and retention barometer provided another window into the challenges facing LPL Financial with its latest major acquisition.

Ted Pick and Paul Shoukry both see advantages in their firms' ability to invest in technology, offer banking services and provide access to alternative investments.

Industry trackers see Raymond James' proposal to buy minority stakes in its independent affiliates as a good way to reinvest while also warding off outside competition.

CEO Paul Shoukry also told analysts that the merger and acquisition deals coursing through the industry could open doors for firms eager to bring in advisors and net new assets.

While AI search tools have the potential to provide advisors with additional time to spend with clients, experts say query results should be reviewed with a skeptical eye.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon joined JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon in a tie atop the executive compensation rankings for the industry's largest publicly traded firms.

The research and consulting firm spoke with more than 11,500 investors last year about their wealth management company. Here's how 36 firms fared in the survey.

The president of the firm's Private Client Group also discusses why advisor headcounts don't mean much anymore and how private equity owners of wealth management firms may have trouble realizing their value propositions.

The next CEO of Raymond James talks about how private equity ownership has made for some difficult marriages in wealth management, while a Morgan Stanley exec says asset outflows were unusually high last year.

Like other wealth managers that have ceased reporting advisor numbers every quarter, Raymond James says the figures have lost meaning.

Jeffrey Dobyns, the president of SageSpring Wealth Partners, says he and his colleagues were looking for greater freedom to make use of technology their clients wanted and needed.

The firm says a summer intern who was turned down for a full-time position sent harassing messages that led it to close its Atlanta office for two days in January.

The case stems from Raymond James' recruitment of the $2.8 billion Wise Advisor Group from Baird, which also landed a penalty for a broker protocol violation.