Recruiting

Broker headcount declined to 6,861, a 3% drop from 7,087 in the year-ago period.

CEO Dan Arnold said the acquisition of NPH’s assets will serve as a model for the future.

The practice opted for USA Financial after Jackson National sold National Planning's assets.

The firm plans to add 1,000 new advisors and $47 billion in net new assets in 2017.

The partners took a different path than most in launching their own franchise practice.

The fast-growing firm has added 300,000 square feet of office space to its headquarters.

The group is the latest to join the boutique firm, which has been operating under new leadership.

CEO Jim Cracchiolo reported record client assets and a sharpened focus under the fiduciary rule.

The regional firm picks up six advisors, including a father and a son.

The fast-growing independent firm has picked up more than two dozen advisors this year.

The broker is an industry veteran and was a member of Morgan Stanley's chairman's club.

The move is the latest in a series of departures from the wirehouses to smaller independent firms.

The team marks at least the second to opt for a smaller IBD over the nation’s largest.

The TAMP and third-party money manager for 95 advisors launched an SMA thanks to the transition.

The company also said that its advisor ranks are growing.

The move marks the latest in a frenzied period one recruiter describes as “a feast.”

The firm is continuing its recruiting push by adding a new team in southeast Georgia.

Seasoned veterans are concerned there won't be capable successors to take over their books of business, insiders say.

The father of the $141 million team worked for Raymond James for 12 years.

The firm's advisor ranks increased slightly during the third quarter, ending three consecutive periods of decline.