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.