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Bill Hamm’s Independent Financial Partners has grown more than fivefold in 10 years with the No. 1 IBD.

Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.

The firm was defined by a culture of “no, no, no,” a top headhunter says as part of On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

The $263 million practice’s new IBD reported record recruiting for 2017, helped in part by the movement of advisors following LPL’s massive acquisition.

The new hires say they were drawn to the firm’s investment platform, product offerings and investment diversification.

The Advisor Group IBD added three new teams, but state regulators required enhanced oversight of one new recruit.

The newly independent advisors added a new team and are looking to bring on more practices.

Dean Hoover is the latest advisor to join the Raymond James-affiliated independent firm.

Planners are seeking the independence and support that they say they aren’t getting at wirehouses.

Thinking of leaving a big broker-dealer? Answer these three questions first, recruiter Mark Elzweig writes.

Volunteer days and relocation bonuses are just some of the perks firms are offering their financial advisors.

She'll now be responsible for supervisory operations at one of the largest firms she once helped regulate.

The bank recruited a wealth executive from J.P. Morgan Chase to “continue accelerating the unit’s pace of growth,” it said.

The wirehouse hires will aid Advizr's focus on reaching smaller broker-dealers, says chief executive Hussain Zaidi.

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

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

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.

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.