The IPO price was lowered, but long-term performance is considered key.

Wealth Enhancement Group would grow to nearly 70 advisors nationwide under its second major purchase of the year.

The strategic buyer, one of the industry's largest, snags a $1B RIA for its first deal of the year.

Mapping out their cash flow and identifying existing and potential problem areas are good places to start.

Money pouring into the advisory business is making one prominent banker nervous.

Ron Carson’s firm and other major practices within the IBD network praise its choice of a new PE backer.

The long-standing feud between founder Mark Hurley and majority owner Emigrant Bank has reached the boiling point.

The owner of RIA aggregator Mercer Advisors has pledged to maintain the IBD network’s current structure under the deal.

The best time to get hired to manage a billionaire’s money is while your firm is helping to create that fortune.

The practice has grown rapidly, but it now faces a major decision about its IBD plans following the announcement of Advisor Group’s acquisition.

The combined amount across the top 10 firms has jumped 37% to $385.3 million over the past three years.

Experts cite a variety of reasons for the industry’s grim jobs forecast for advisors, but the data reveals much more complexity.

The firm plans to double in size in the next three years.

The move to acquire the No. 16 firm from John Hancock reflects the acceleration of industry trends and a potential giant in the making.

The No. 1 IBD’s top recruiting executive announced his retirement after the firm disclosed some mixed recent results.

A frenzied M&A market means owners are getting full payment for acquired firms sooner.

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Royal Alliance Associates will absorb the firm following the deal, which would push the network’s headcount above 6,800 advisors.

Securities America and Atria Wealth Solutions hired recruiting and operational heads from Ameriprise and Cetera.

Even countries with solid prospects for growth and debt financing haven’t been immune to the selloff.