Recruiting

The company has benefited from a market surge, new investors and an uptick in broker breakaways.

The nation’s largest independent broker-dealer will onboard a substantially higher share of assets and advisors than after its last comparable deal in 2017.

The parties are combining forces to offer other practices a longer term alternative to private equity deals.

Private equity-backed Wealth Enhancement Group unveiled its third largest deal ever and its first location on the West Coast.

More growth is on the way: the No. 1 IBD has one more massive recruiting move and a $300M acquisition to complete.

Advisor Group, Raymond James, LPL, New York Life, Stone Point Capital, and other news and moves of the week in the financial advice world.

The firm slimmed down its headcount slightly, even as it saw an uptick in advisor-related revenues from fees and asset management.

The company upped its recruiting package last year, a change that has been “very well received by prospective advisors,” according to the CEO.

The firm’s recruiting is also gaining steam, despite the ongoing impact to its bottom line from low interest rates.

The 20-advisor team left Advisor Group’s Securities America for the private equity-backed holding company’s independent subsidiary, Cadaret Grant.