The two advisors have already transferred about $160 million in client assets, according to their former employer.

Robert Russo says the Independent Advisor Alliance has recruited nearly three dozen IFP reps, and other large enterprises have also made inroads.

Both the regional BD and RIA have benefited from an exodus of wirehouse talent.

Mutual Securities has added five new affiliated practices this year to grow to 26 teams with more than $1.5 billion in AUM on its corporate RIA.

Training programs may seem expensive, but they cost just pennies compared to the expense of losing talent and hiring replacements.

The firm is finding success despite being outside the Broker Protocol.

The cuts are said to range across several businesses in the group.

The founding partners spent a combined 54 years with the No. 6 IBD before launching the fee-only firm.

The former MetLife advisors had affiliated with three different IBDs over four years amid the increasing consolidation in the space.

The advisors decided to join the firm following a meeting with Raymond James' leadership in St. Petersburg.

Soon after shuffling C-suite, the independent broker-dealer brings on nine advisors while it continues hunt for a new CFO.

Merrill Lynch’s head count isn’t suffering, but some regional BDs have grown by thousands in the past five years.

Planners have been leaving bank-backed firms in droves in search of what they say is greater freedom and flexibility.

The firm’s most recent hires are 2 advisors overseeing more than $550 million in client assets.

The firm is trying a new approach 10 months after quitting the Broker Protocol.

Jean McCrave Baxter claims colleagues made sexual jokes and she was denied advancement opportunities afforded to male co-workers.

Many want to work as holistic planners, but common, entry-level jobs can easily lead to dead ends.

FINRA released internal data in the regulator’s first-ever such report, highlighting changes in the wealth management space.

Two wirehouse veterans are the latest to join a fast growing independent firm.

Advisors John Burg and Tamara Colon moved their California practice to the regional firm.