Independent BDs

Market volatility and industry changes have had a chilling effect on advisers' career plans.

The largest teams to go indie this year managed more than $5 billion in client assets.

Backed by the considerable resources of Manulife Financial, Hancock wants to be a player in an altered IBD marketplace.

Steps firms can take to better serve advisers and become industry leaders.

Automated advice can provide efficiency, but it is not going to be for every adviser, says LPL's chief information officer, Victor Fetter.

The firm bought the unit, which has over 600 advisers, as part of a $150 million acquisition deal to boost its overall broker ranks.

It’s time for professional planners, as opposed to sales agents, to define themselves accurately in the public mind. To do it, you need to use key words and phrases with crystal clarity.

LPL touts its size and scale as a plus to attract advisors, but the company's heft can also work against it, consultants say.

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

Former Edward Jones advisor says he left for the freedom to own and market his own eponymous firm as he wishes.

Edmond Walters is seen as bringing deep fintech expertise to rebranded company.

Some wirehouse branch managers have made the transition to the independent channel, but doing so takes careful planning, experts say.

In contentious Senate testimony, White fended off accusations that the regulatory body has dragged its feet. Again, she did not offer a timeline for implementing a fiduciary rule from the SEC.

The new recruits are opening a new office for the independent firm.

The question a Cetera advisor says he never wanted to get from a client: "How come this is $88,000 instead of $100,000?"

Close scrutiny of data from the nation’s largest IBDs reveals some surprising shifts, with more to come.

The independent broker-dealer industry could lose a third of its brokers and many of its smallest firms, experts predict. What does that mean for survivors?

Some insiders at big brokerage firms encouraged the DoL to maintain progress. "That kept us going," Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi says.

Sales commissions may decrease, but new assets are expected to come on the platform.

The recruits moved to the firm from Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Stifel and Voya.