Wealth management

A review of broker pay data reveals surprising trends in how top firms reward their brokers.

As LPL fights to keep teams in the fold, competitors are making strong plays and pointing to the large brokerage's perceived blemishes. The founders of KRM Investment Counsel said they also found what they wanted at Arkadios, an employee-owned firm.

CEO Paul Shoukry also told analysts that the merger and acquisition deals coursing through the industry could open doors for firms eager to bring in advisors and net new assets.

Most successful firms outgrow their business model. Knowing exactly when to pull the switch can be tricky.

In our final installment on broker compensation in 2025, learn which firms are paying advisors with $2 million in annual revenue the most.

Record revenue wasn't enough to offset costly legal charges that the firm racked up in the first quarter.

While AI search tools have the potential to provide advisors with additional time to spend with clients, experts say query results should be reviewed with a skeptical eye.

See which firms are paying advisors with $1 million in annual revenue the most.

Aneri Jambusaria, among other LPL executives, plans to offer a bevy of support services to advisors of the soon-to-be purchased Commonwealth Financial Network while maintaining its small-firm feel.

A month into his new job, Triad Wealth Partners' chief technology officer Quin Kilgore is looking to build proprietary platforms and leverage AI tools to more than double the firm's AUM.

RIAs with $4 billion to $10 billion in AUM can turn their size to their advantage by strategically adopting tech products and processes.

UBS and Janney Montgomery Scott both made changes to compensation for advisors producing at the $600,000 level.

Studies on the "buy, borrow and die" strategy and state-level taxes reveal the complexities involved with extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the end of 2025.

The Carson Group's chief strategy officer talked about moving AI from the back to the front office, keeping the humans in the loop, solving cybersecurity concerns and where she thinks AI is headed in the industry.

UBS and RBC lowered their payout rates for advisors on the low end of the revenue production scale.

Market turmoil is likely to weigh on many advisors' take-home pay this year. Couple that with changes some firms have made to their compensation grids, and some advisors are in for a double whammy.

Agreements from LPL Financial and Betterment top a host of merger and acquisition activity that has jumped since the start of this year.

The choice of brokerage or RIA firm involves any number of factors and a range of timelines. Here's what the numbers and experts suggest are the main drivers.

In a big week for industry recruiting, Stifel lands practices managing $2.9 billion at Merrill, Merrill recruits a $1.9 billion team from Raymond James and Rockefeller pulls part of a $2.3 billion team from UBS.

Lack of communication about estate plans and the reasons behind them is sure to cause static among client families down the line.