Independent BDs

Michael Jeppson generated about $1.8 million in annual revenue, according to his new firm.

Succession planning is easy to talk about. It’s much harder for planners to actually plan for.

The private equity-backed firm has added seven ex-wirehouse advisers so far this year.

Dan Arnold expects that upheaval to lead to more movement of advisers and assets.

The firm's Private Client Group saw pretax profits drop to $29 million from $83 million for the year-ago period.

As wealth management innovates, the ongoing trend is toward simplicity, transparency and greater value.

Life insurance and annuity sales are the elephant in the room when it comes to the fiduciary standard.

The firm's adviser headcount slipped 98 year-over-year.

The acquisition of IPI will add about $8 billion to the independent broker-dealer.

The broker’s written promise of 7% returns on a variable annuity made for a simple case, the lawyer for the claimant says.