Regional BDs

There are red flags that may be pointing to elder fraud in a client account.

The firm has been picking off talent from rivals, primarily wirehouses.

The new recruits managed over $300 million in client assets.

The Advice & Wealth Management segment added 72 experienced advisors who affiliated in the second quarter.

The firm isn’t “the high bidder,” and that’s just fine, according to Paul Reilly.

Commonwealth and Edward Jones remain the top-rated firms — J.D. Power notes they share a few characteristics in common.

David Ahlquist is the latest addition to the firm’s growing employee broker-dealer.

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

An advisor of 36 years, Jay Mastilak moved to Stifel from Wells Fargo.

Recruitment is ongoing — not a one-time sales pitch.

The firm has been hiring advisors aggressively, attracting talent with its culture and technology.

Six of the new recruits broke away from Merrill Lynch.

One team set up an independent practice while the other signed on with the firm’s employee broker-dealer.

The regional BD continues its accelerated expansion with the addition of three ex-wirehouse teams, including a father-son duo.

The regional firm lost three advisors, one of whom joined a group that's added some $1.2 billion in recruited assets and organic growth this year.

The purchase gives the firm, which relies on the U.S. for nearly all revenue, a foothold in Canada.

The recruits include a 37-year industry veteran who co-managed $240 million in client assets.

The firm agreed to “remove language that formed the basis of the alleged misrepresentations."

The regional BD has maintained a steady influx of wirehouse advisors.

The No. 1 IBD aims to triple its potential target market reach, in part by adapting some aspects of employee services to independence.