This year’s survey results reveal challenges for independent broker-dealers and their future growth.

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The regional BD is drawing advisors from coast to coast — even in states where the coronavirus is on the upswing.

The announcement was welcomed by Wall Street lobbying groups, some of whom sued to vacate the Obama-era regulation.

The deal would pair plan sponsors on Empower’s platform with the hybrid robo advisor’s technology and advice capabilities.

They join a growing St. Louis branch that RBC opened in 2018.

Billion-dollar teams are voting with their feet. Here’s where they are going.

The privileged realms of American finance still look much the way they did a decade ago, or even two or three decades ago.

Some say conversations about race have no place in the workplace. We disagree.

Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia said retirement plans aren’t for “furthering social goals or policy objectives that are not in the financial interest of the plan.”

A new book could help advisors better grasp the difficulty with the topic of money among underserved client groups.

The advisors defected from rivals UBS and Merrill Lynch.

After logging 27 years at the firm, the advisor is starting his “next 25-year chapter” as an independent.

In both moves, fathers brought their children to work as colleagues.

The industry’s lack of Black people and other minorities may explain why the world of social investing has fallen short on pushing corporations on race.

LPL has reeled in about half of the reps changing their BDs so far this year, but the full RIA channel is also reaping big gains. Plus, other news in the indie space.

The rollover period has been extended to Aug. 31, allowing some clients to breath a sigh of relief.

Asset manager Blueprint Capital Advisors claims they stole confidential business information and discriminated against the Black-owned firm.

The wirehouse says it wants to simplify pricing for separately managed accounts and expand client choice.

The wirehouse added more than a dozen advisors in the last month managing more than $1 billion in client assets.