Wirehouses have been losing talent as advisors seek more freedom in how they structure their practices.

The technology is there, efficiencies are multiplying and the incentives are huge. So, why is the general mood so grim?

Frustrated by the limitations of working at a bank-owned brokerage, advisors Randy and Matthew Price opted to join the independent firm in Houston.

These funds can be expensive and may not be accurate in determining investors' risk tolerance, among other potentail downfalls.

Cetera has provided financing and other services in more than 250 acquisitions across the IBD network since 2015.

The firm’s headcount increased 8% in just one year.

Clients still have a few weeks to make deductible contributions to various retirement accounts, as well as health savings accounts, to reduce their 2017 tax liabilities.

IBDs are waging a tough recruiting fight for hybrid RIAs, and Bill Van Law played a pivotal role.

The new hires from Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan are welcome news for the embattled bank’s wealth management division.

In a rapid-fire interview with Financial Planning, Moore paints a bright picture of the job market for young financial advisors and takes aim at the most "absurd" practice advisors still undertake with clients.

Steven A. Cohen’s firm says a female executive is required by her employment contract to confidentially arbitrate her dispute with the asset manager.

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The 1,778-advisor firm constitutes the largest privately held IBD, underscoring the growing appeal of boutique-like models.

The departure is the latest in a string for the wirehouse, whose broker ranks have shrunk by more than 300 over the last year.

The asset manager says its free tool for target date fund clients will "supplement the advisor conversation."

The move comes more than three months after Morgan Stanley and UBS quit the agreement.

Sometimes the strategy can eliminate a domino effect of other expensive tax problems down the road, Ed Slott writes.

A report says that boomers and Gen X-ers should expect disruptions in the labor force in the next 12 years.

Even after a federal appeals court struck down the rule, more clashes over the regulation of sales versus advice are inevitable.

The No. 13 IBD has added 183 advisors through its recruiting efforts in the past two years.