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Wells Fargo, Baird, Avantax, Kestra, Janney Montgomery Scott, IRAs, Derek Jeter and other news this week in financial advice.

Our annual analysis of core compensation components at wirehouses, regional and national BDs.

The largest brokerages typically make comp changes that are ‘evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.’

The company has experienced “dramatic increases” in new customers, call and trading volumes.

More than half of the broker-dealer’s clients say they’re interested in increasing the share of socially-responsible investments in their current portfolio.

The 37-year veteran advisor’s settlement with FINRA is the latest phase of a two-year saga involving a father-son team at an Indiana practice.

The deal to buy Wealthstreet Investment Advisors marks half a dozen since the RIA roll-up received a PE investment last year.

After the Schwab-TD merger, rival firms are re-thinking the settlement process, testing new pricing models, and improving advisor efficiency and service. Is David sprinting past Goliath?

One former rep is responsible for more than 80% of the firm’s sales of the defunct LJM Preservation & Growth Fund.

It’s yet another revenue stream that may face pressure after the custodian spawned a race to zero commissions more than a year ago.

The recruit oversaw more than $650 million in client assets while at his former employer.

With the passage of so much tax legislation over the past several years, there is tremendous opportunity for savings and planning.

Advisors are urging clients to make tax-planning moves this year to preserve the preferential capital gains rate and turbocharge business deductions.

Brokerage powerhouse commits to a reform program to expand opportunities for advisors of color.

Some money managers warn that the optimism is unsustainable as a successful vaccine rollout doesn’t necessarily equate to the return of pre-pandemic life.

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The recruits come from Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley.

The partnership sets a new standard in the industry, according to Orion president Noreen Beaman.

To oversee operations in the middle of the country, Merrill Lynch turned to a veteran of the firm.

Rockefeller Capital Management’s latest recruiting spate has netted it three wirehouse teams in Texas, Cincinnati and Los Angeles — one of which caters to Native American tribes.