Recruiting

In a Q&A, Horizon Financial Group CEO Pete Bush explains why he adapted one of his favorite books to the financial advising profession.

SEI may not be the first firm that comes to mind when thinking about the industry's custodians, but the firm has built a substantial client base of financial advisors over more than 30 years.

FINRA's annual snapshot shows how the wealth industry is changing, from key business metrics and marketing trends to shifts in registration and a shrinking branch footprint.

An albeit smaller sample of financial advisors participating in FP's Compensation Survey nevertheless reflected the industry-wide trend around gender pay gaps.

Financial Planning's Compensation Survey measured the total pay of hundreds of financial advisors and, perhaps more importantly, the lessons they would share to aspiring planners about forging a successful career.

JD Power's closely watched survey of financial advisors' satisfaction with employee and independent brokerages crowned its perennial winners, with one interesting exception.

The Ensemble Practice's annual growth and profitability report reveals a "scissors shape" between the two, based on a survey of more than 170 firms.

Even though RIAs reached a record size in four important metrics, experts say equity values are masking weaknesses in their organic growth.

Women pursuing career milestones like opening their own RIAs could fall into traps based on those comparisons — or use them as inspiration and research.

Speakers at the Association of African American Financial Advisors' growing event called for greater collaboration and many types of advocacy.

A note by Morningstar DBRS analysts warned of the risks working against big RIA aggregators' success in consolidating a fragmented channel of the industry so rapidly.

The big moves hit the Swiss firm as it continues to lose advisors on a net basis — though now it's reportedly sweetening its recruiting offers.

Advisor Growth Solutions founder Jeffrey Czajka created a new professional community for early-career advisors at a low price point by the field's standards.

The report by ISS Market Intelligence displays both a large uptick in moves by financial advisors and other reps last year and trends over the past decade or more.

A presentation by Succession Resource Group shares the key pitfalls to avoid for RIAs seeking to create succession plans and recruit financial advisors.

An industry recruiter says two big questions remain: Can Raymond James keep up its recruiting momentum after most Commonwealth advisors are settled? And how will LPL Financial respond?

The rankings of the fastest-growing RIAs over the past 12 months, compiled by AdvizorPro, highlight key nuances of the channel's rapid expansion.

RBC's U.S. wealth business also benefited from a surge in loans to clients.

Gryphon Wealth will keep Wells Fargo Clearing Services as its custodian in a deal that brings in tech support from TradePMR, a firm acquired by Robinhood in 2024.

Bill Hamm's Independent Financial Partners took a rare step in 2019 when the firm left LPL to launch its own brokerage. Now it's offering an interesting recruiting pitch to financial advisors.