Recruiting

The brokerage added more than 200 independent financial advisors for the second quarter in a row while driving up the productivity of its existing ranks.

Fidelity Investments is hiring an additional 100 people for its digital assets unit, stepping up an expansion that started in May and taking advantage of turmoil among crypto firms to lure talent. 

JPMorgan Chase has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy, less than a month after CEO Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."

FPA 2022 President-Elect James Lee explains how the organization plans to pursue protection for a title that some advisors say is misused in the industry.

The influx during a challenging quarter displays how the wirehouse's three channels are starting to work together in tandem, CEO James Gorman says.

Despite losing more than 500 brokers from its headcount in the third quarter, the wirehouse sees strong recruiting momentum in its pipeline.

CEO Jamie Dimon drove the headlines with predictions about the "kind of odd" economy. Meanwhile, the firm's wealth units quietly added hundreds of recruits.

The presidents of two RIAs that use outside broker-dealers discuss how independent wealth managers are morphing in an effort to keep up with a fast-changing industry. Where do brokers fit in the future of wealth management?

Separate announcements by Concurrent Advisors and Private Advisor Group display why flexibility for financial advisors is valuable to growing RIAs.

One of the most active dealmakers in the industry attracted a high net worth practice that chose it out of an expanding group of potential suitors.

An advisor with strong client relationships can make a move whether markets are up, down or sideways.

Columbia Investment Management's Kim Lew and Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management will quiz finalists on how they constructed their portfolios.

Despite the slow pace of change on the representation of women, there are some standout independent wealth managers and some signs of progress.

There are several opportunities for a workforce to upskill and reskill, and create added value for employers and employees alike.

Eighty-seven percent of mentors and mentees feel empowered by those relationships and have developed greater confidence at work.

The growing wealth management offshoot of what was once John D. Rockefeller's family office plans to add more than 100 more advisory practices.

A retirement plan and wealth practice spanning $1.4 billion displays how independent moves in 2022 are keeping up with or even surpassing those from 2021.

Al Jacobi followed his longtime business partner out the door from a bank with a large wealth arm that pulled out of an acquisition agreement earlier this year.

Profit plummeted in the second quarter as economic conditions and rising expenses took a toll on the firm's results.

CEO Dan Arnold says the firm is eyeing continued records in its headcount, despite the usual dropoff in broker moves during downturns.