More than half of the independent brokerages participating in this year's IBD Elite study declined to disclose the share of women among financial advisors at their firms. Those that did provide data have done more to advance women than many of their rivals in the independent brokerage channel of wealth management.

Recruiter Jeff Nash of Bridgemark Strategies created five calculator tools that aim to help financial advisors understand the key contributors to their revenue, expenses and take-home compensation as they weigh their potential next moves.

Press an "easy button" for an internal succession or go the harder, often more lucrative route of leaving an employee brokerage to sell an independent practice? A new report from one recruiting firm shows which lane most advisors choose.

Rick Simonetti knows it's not easy recruiting private bankers and then moving their clients and assets. That hasn't stopped him from building Fidelis Capital into a $3 billion firm built largely on bankers pulled from Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

Over the past decade, the annual revenue gap between LPL and any other independent brokerage has soared to more than 100% from less than 1%. But that doesn't mean that the No. 1 firm can rest on those laurels.

As analysts raise concerns that AI could undermine the economics of generous transition deals, executives at Ameriprise, Stifel and Raymond James wonder if firms are paying too much to recruit advisors.

Executives from some of the largest firms in the channel — Ameriprise, Kestra Financial, Cetera, LPL Financial and Osaic — discuss how clearing and custody fits into their approaches to recruiting and retaining financial advisors.

In a constantly changing industry, clearing and custody fees defy generalizations. The largest independent broker-dealers present financial advisors with the choice of working with a "self-clearing" firm or one that outsources those essential services.

Women are projected to receive more than $100 trillion in the so-called great wealth transfer. But their planning needs can differ from men's.

A succession merger deal that was nearly 10 years in the making at Nebraska-based Prairie Wealth Advisors offers a lens into the many factors involved with the wealth management industry's looming financial advisor retirements.

Altruist has earned legions of fans among financial advisors for sleek technology and low, clear fees. But its critics question whether that is enough to catch up to the giants that have dominated the business for decades.

An industry recruiter said departing Commonwealth teams tend to stick with brokerages because their objections are less to IBDs and more to LPL. Generous transition deals also help.

Edward Jones financial advisors helped the firm reel in $17.7 billion in net new assets in the second quarter. And another recent filing gave clues about the firm's upcoming planned changes to equity stakes.

Although many advisors choose to leave Wall Street mainstays in favor of firms offering greater independence, some find they're still most at home at another wirehouse. Just ask Todd Hatfield.

Speakers at The American College of Financial Services' CAAFP like investing legend John Rogers shed light on how people fuel long-term success in the industry.

Two presentations at The American College of Financial Services' CAAFP discussed how successful careers in the industry require both technical and emotional skills.

Many factors work against women when they're saving for retirement, such as lesser lifetime income and career breaks for caregiving. Here's how advisors can keep their roadblocks in mind when planning.

In a Q&A, Horizon Financial Group CEO Pete Bush explains why he adapted one of his favorite books to the financial advising profession.

The partnership includes a $20,000 commitment to Hopey's Heart Foundation — and comes as women are projected to control more than half of the anticipated $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer by 2045.

SEI may not be the first firm that comes to mind when thinking about the industry's custodians, but the firm has built a substantial client base of financial advisors over more than 30 years.