This year the top three firms in FP's exclusive study of RIAs that do not do any commission business manage nearly $120 billion combined.

Firms might not be able to untangle the web's interconnected services, but they can think ahead and duplicate servers and data to prepare for the next outage.

At a time when private equity ownership is causing clashes between independent broker-dealers and some of their largest advisory teams, Private Advisor Group found another option.

The printable PDF includes rankings based on the firms' AUM as well as statistics on each firm's employees, client accounts and financial advisors.

The Munster Freeman Group will add to Wells Fargo's offerings for wealthy and ultrawealthy clients with offices in the Los Angeles area, Arizona and Colorado.

Dueling announcements Friday show that UBS is still struggling with advisor retention even as it brings in a new executive to oversee its recruiting efforts.

RBC pulls $1.2B and $705M teams from rivals, Merrill gets a $420M duo, and several large M&A deals close.

Borrowers who receive discharges of their student debt under the Income-Driven Repayment program could be facing tax bills as high as $10,000 next year.

Minority transactions are increasingly appealing to sellers who are wary of giving up the full control of their firms. But experts say the deals do come with strings.

Matthew Madera has become the latest former JPMorgan private client advisor to be sued after leaving for another firm. In a recent stipulated order, he agreed to stop soliciting former clients until the dispute can be resolved.

The Couch Group's return to Morgan Stanley is the latest evidence that UBS hasn't been able to stop the recent wave of advisor departures.

Edward Jones added $17B in net new assets despite a sharp slowdown in new client households, reflecting a focus on high net worth clients and specialized services.

In a filing with the SEC, Edward Jones announced plans to expand associate ownership by creating a new class of limited partners and a two-tier structure.

Also, an Ex-Truist/Balentine duo start an RIA, Raymond James grabs a team from Wells Fargo and Janney names a new head of advisor recruiting.

Schwab becomes the latest large wealth manager to cite the shrinking number of publc companies as a reason to help regular investors get into private markets.

The share of test takers who pass the CFP Board's exam has risen significantly in recent years, but experts are divided on what's behind the change.

Deal structure, transition plans and dog and pony shows represent only a few of the thorny difficulties involved with branching into an acquisition strategy, experts say.

The exit of Hannes Hofmann comes amid continuing overhaul of Citi's wealth business and follows on the departure of its private bank's longtime global head Ida Liu.

Big aggregators could feel the heat if private equity continues to fund $500M to $1B-AUM firms.

Scott Posner, who's in charge of advisor and institutional recruitment as LPL's business development head, on why LPL leads in advisor "capture" at a time when fewer teams are switching firms.