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With 7 million accounts and more than $400 billion in assets, Karl Roessner’s firm can be selective as it expands into wealth management.

The interim CEO told analysts Tuesday that the company remains committed to hiring an outsider who isn't connected to its scandals of recent years.

The brokerage may pay about $2 billion for the additional advisory clients, according to reports.

Some plan to downsize to an inexpensive town nearby.

Independent Advisor Alliance also started a robo advisor under Betterment for Advisors after adding more than $2 billion in assets over the past 12 months.

We’ve reached the point where we need to move beyond the ad hoc approach that has previously characterized professional development.

They may look good on paper, but such investments also come with thorny challenges.

The independent broker-dealer differentiates itself from competitors by offering an active portfolio and by giving access to advisors rather than clients.

Home prices are outpacing wages in about 40% of markets, while 61% were less affordable than the historic average, data shows.

Hyperpersonalization delivered via improved technology is critical for client relations, a new report says.

This basketball analogy can help you explain how portfolio diversification works across multiple asset classes.

Summit Brokerage Services will fold 450 advisors into one of the 41 OSJ regions under Cetera Advisor Networks this summer.

Even if it's best for the team, it won't be easy.

The wirehouse’s latest litigation suggests other everyday activities of defectors could come under scrutiny.

An improving economy is boosting an exodus from wirehouses to RIAs.

The firm has shed fund holdings in defensive sectors such as health care and consumer staples.

When pricing for your subscription services, lessons can be learned from the online streaming giant.

Clients can use Roth IRAs, 529 plans and — yes — life insurance to give their children a head start.

Although first written off by industry experts, independent digital-first firms now hold billions in assets.

Two perennial champions retained their top ranks in 2019 — but the aging demographic poses challenges for all firms, according to J.D. Power.