Dan Arnold

CEO Dan Arnold described the firm's multipronged strategy for further growth.

The No. 1 IBD’s Focus conference drew 4,000 advisors, but it faces friction ahead in its ongoing expansion.

Dan Arnold deployed a five-pronged argument for why consolidation is a recruiting boon for the No. 1 IBD.

The firm is “looking to aggressively compete” by lowering and simplifying the fees on its advisory platforms, a top executive says.

The No. 1 IBD aims to triple its potential target market reach, in part by adapting some aspects of employee services to independence.

CEO Dan Arnold presented details of the firm's mounting ambition after announcing the acquisition of a brokerage and RIA with $3 billion in client assets.

In a bid to further enhance its capabilities for advisors, the firm is also slashing ETF transaction fees on select funds later this year.

Dan Arnold received $7.1 million in 2018, far below the longer-tenured chiefs of rival firms Ameriprise and Raymond James.

With competition heating up, the IBD is offering advisors better technology and higher pay.

CEO Dan Arnold pledged new tech-enhanced support for advisors as part of a larger cultural transformation.

The No. 1 IBD’s advisory AUM flows show results from the company’s efforts to reward advisors for choosing its custody instead of outside firms.

The No. 1 IBD unveiled positive recruiting numbers for the third quarter, alongside an 84% jump in profits.

Planners ranging from sole practitioners to the largest OSJ enterprises welcomed the CEO’s comment that the firm's culture was not aligned with its strategy.

The firms may or may not be vying against one another, but their advisor forces are moving in different directions.

The No. 1 IBD adapted Riskalyze to its still-evolving ClientWorks portal and added Black Diamond to its discounted vendor program.

Dan Arnold says the firm remains interested if deals are a match for the No. 1 IBD.

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

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

Independent Financial Partners’ CEO predicts the firm will retain about 80% of its business, despite a daunting series of challenges.

The firm broke off from its OSJ and followed four others of its type in leaving the No. 1 IBD after a change in its RIA rules.