Independent BDs

The bank is removing hurdles to employee advisors switching channels among other recent initiatives.

Parker’s candid responses to Financial Planning’s rapid-fire queries on new digital tools, sexual harassment, Social Security planning, deal-making, how (not) to talk to clients about the stock market run-up and more.

CEO Jim Cracchiolo says the firm’s headcount is poised for growth again following a stagnant year.

The planner wasn’t happy with the direction his former firm was pushing its advisors.

Advisor Group set a record for its recruiting in 2017, and Securities America announced more than a dozen fourth-quarter grabs.

Kris Chester led two major business reorganizations in her time at Wells Fargo Bank.

Compliance and technology hurdles have snarled firms’ efforts to address a longtime gripe.

The combination of the three practices will establish a key fiduciary advisor in the retirement planning industry.

The firm has appointed company veteran Doug Brigman to run the Tampa Bay complex.

The IBD’s parent has increased its investments in advisory services while other insurers exit the space.

The group, which oversaw approximately $300 million in client assets, joined the firm's independent broker-dealer.

Independent Financial Group has grabbed 14 practices with 44 advisors from NPH firms since the LPL deal.

Concerned about the wirehouse's "trajectory," Glen D. Smith sought out a business model his kids could join one day.

Kestra Financial’s James Poer offers advisors his three predictions for the new year.

The No. 20 IBD unveiled a total of 15 practices joining its ranks in the fourth quarter.

H. Beck’s incoming president brings experience with her new firm’s earlier ownership structure and its custodian's platforms.

Advisors are jumping to firms with established infrastructure.

The five consultants spent a combined 55 years at the No. 1 IBD, and they set up shop near two of its main corporate offices.

LPL's acquisition of National Planning Holdings' assets alone resulted in 10 moves of $744 million or more of clients assets.

Exclusive: The No. 4 IBD unveiled a new bank-based team even as its competitor began revealing its retained firms under the acquisition.