RIAs

The largest fee-only RIAs expanded rapidly in the past year, but a new No. 1 led a group including Savant, Moneta, EP Wealth, Modera and The Mather Group.

Fifth Third Bank also draws a big team from Truist, and Morgan Stanley from Merrill.

UBS is reducing pay substantially for sub-$750K producers and making smaller reductions for advisors on the higher end of the scale.

Brendan Krebs moved into the top recruiting role in January with a pledge to bring in advisors for Wells' wirehouse, bank-based and independent channels.

The group of 20 massive companies including Moneta, Chevy Chase, Evoke and Savant manage a combined $343.9 billion in assets under management.

The printable PDF includes rankings based on the firms' AUM and includes number of employees, client accounts and financial advisors.

Firms need the latest artificial intelligence-driven tools to capture the great wealth transfer's digital-first prospect base — but also the skillsets to effectively use them.

Business goals cannot always put clients' best interests first. Here's why even the executives leading fast-expanding advisory firms say the critics have a point.

More planners are dropping their FINRA registration but keeping some ties to independent wealth management firms once thought to be in a different channel.