Independent BDs

The third time was the charm for LPL, which failed twice to win the big team it finally recruited this month. Here's what worked this time around.

One industry recruiter called the Aegis group at Lincoln 'the last people we expected to move.'

New portfolios from BlackRock, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price and Clark Capital underscore the Chicago-based firm's ambitions with independent advisors.

The sale of $15 billion Grove Point Financial comes as smaller broker-dealers confront market headwinds.

The large brokerage reported record results for its wealth management business as it waits to bring several more financial advisors on board.

Reports and recruiters say that smaller firms, more flexibility and greater diversity are increasingly popular with industry job seekers

Leave the pitch deck at the office and treat the prospect like they're already a client, counsels the director of a global sales training company.

An advisor with strong client relationships can make a move whether markets are up, down or sideways.

The SEC is issuing stark warnings about the funds, even though it approved them for investors.

Stock market woes are depressing earnings for advisors who charge on client assets, but the pass-through benefit and a health insurance deduction can alleviate a lot of the pain.