Growth strategies

The 25 biggest firms in terms of client assets manage a larger amount than the size of any country’s gross domestic product and a third of the world’s total.

ACG, the founding practice of a midsize firm, will keep some ties in place as it seeks further expansion under one of the most active acquirers in wealth management.

As independent wealth managers pitch potential recruits on their scale, the IBD network built tools and hired “growth officers” to work with practices.

FP’s annual list recognizes the accomplishments of an elite cohort of young wirehouse and regional advisors.

Here’s what one advisory firm found were the most common financial planning questions among a historically underserved group.

A firm with no website and a generic name has served internet pioneers Pierre Omidyar and Jerry Yang for decades.

New products constructed on more stringent ESG criteria than the so-called greenwashers often can’t be accessed through large wealth managers.

Kuttin Wealth Management is four years into an ambitious strategy to build offices nationwide using the model of its founder’s practice.

Penn Mutual-owned Hornor, Townsend & Kent has completed an executive shakeup after its advisor headcount fell by 10% last year.

A 3-step process can get the planner in touch with their professional and personal origin stories before mastering social media technology.

Concurrent is having its best recruiting year ever, and the firm’s new managing director of business development aims to boost its expansion even more.

Despite smaller growth amid the coronavirus last year, FP’s 36th annual survey revealed the significant level of business raked in by 46 wealth managers.

The delicate balance between the No. 1 IBD and its ‘critical clients’ is evolving as the industry changes.

With such a massive number of deals and tens of billions of dollars in assets changing hands, even experts sometimes struggle to keep up.

Kristin Kimmell brings decades of experience and notable success as the replacement to the former head recruiter promoted only last year.

The reorganization includes the addition of five managers to focus on business goals and client engagement.

Banks and other institutions are driving significant recruiting moves while aiming to convince more members and clients to sign up for financial advice.

Strategic buyers and consolidators like Captrust are driving a record pace in overall transactions and those involving sellers with at least $1 billion in AUM.

Michele Dillon, a 30-year veteran of wealth management, started in April

The company received $15 million to build out a platform connecting clients to financial planning, investment management and tax professionals.