Raymond James Financial

See which independent broker-dealers are managing the biggest asset base for client accounts.

Plus, Wells Fargo hires a $700M team from J.P. Morgan Private Bank and helps a $587M Morgan Stanley team go independent.

How a close relationship with his planners has made Edward Sudzina one of the industry's top leaders.

"The key to success in this deal was finding the right partner," says Haig Ariyan, president of the firm's new Alex. Brown division.

These independent broker-dealers generated the most revenue from commission-based accounts.

Three advisers joined the firm's Advisor Select channel, where they are employees but can make additional business-decisions for their practice.

See which independent broker-dealer boasts a compliance staff of more than 500, and which top firms have fewer than 100.

The veteran supervisor got his start at Merrill Lynch in the early 1980s.

How many women advisers work for the leading independent broker-dealers?

These 12 program managers from our ranking have logged a combined 375 years in the wealth management industry.

Profits and revenues are down for all but one of the brokerages.

See which independent broker-dealers generated the most revenue from fee-based accounts.

WealthSource Partners joins regional broker-deal’s Investment Advisors Division.

These firms grabbed the top spot when it came to rapid growth.

The bank is the second to join the firm's network in less than a week.

See which independent broker-dealers have the highest revenue.

Also, Dynasty lured teams managing nearly $1 billion in client assets to independence.

Top advisers are using these strategies to create well-balanced portfolios.

Don’t just say you do the right thing, show you do the right thing. Here’s how.

The bank's three advisers and $300M in AUM leave LPL after more than a decade.