Independent BDs

Facial recognition software is more efficient and accurate than any questionnaire, says the IBD's chief executive, Robert Moore.

These firms reported the highest share of accounts topping $100,000.

The challenges of new regulations may actually allow independent firms to grow and thrive—particularly those which embrace these four advice-centric features.

Revenues have slumped, but what’s rising may be a better indicator of the years ahead.

A clear path has emerged after historic revenue drops among the top independent broker-dealers.

See which independent broker-dealers outpaced their peers at the top line.

This interactive tool gives you the ability to evaluate independent broker-dealers.

Commissions-based compensation models are losing ground to fee-based ones. But for broker-dealers, the switch isn’t something to be entered into lightly, Michael Kitces writes.

Opponents of the regulation don’t have “new evidence” to beat back a final legal challenge, says the former assistant secretary of the Department of Labor.

The firm says its external backup system failed at the same time its main internet connection was cut, raising concerns.