Fourth-quarter profits ticked up a modest 1% year-over-year to $659 million even as number of advisors dropped 2%.

‘This move highlights the increasing regulatory burdens faced by independents and the solutions that Stifel can offer,’ regional director Kevin Ortmeyer says.

Advisors have been ditching some of the larger firms for greater latitude.

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The combination of the three practices will establish a key fiduciary advisor in the retirement planning industry.

The firm has appointed company veteran Doug Brigman to run the Tampa Bay complex.

'It wouldn't have happened without Focus,' the Colony founder says, adding that the aggregator has supercharged growth for his firm across seven deals.

The IBD’s parent has increased its investments in advisory services while other insurers exit the space.

While the ranks of women who hold the certification surged, they still make up only 23% of the pool.

Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Morgan Stanley all lost talent in 2017.

The group, which oversaw approximately $300 million in client assets, joined the firm's independent broker-dealer.

Independent Financial Group has grabbed 14 practices with 44 advisors from NPH firms since the LPL deal.

The bank, which has about 1,000 financial advisors and relationship managers in the U.S, will drop the agreement on January 8.

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It’s been a busy first year for the firm’s new chief. Jamie Price responds candidly to Financial Planning’s rapid-fire queries.

The firm has been driving its expansion, pulling in talent from its competition.

Concerned about the wirehouse's "trajectory," Glen D. Smith sought out a business model his kids could join one day.

The pair was drawn to the firm’s “similarly aligned” culture.

As technology reshapes the financial world, conditions should improve in wealth management.

The No. 20 IBD unveiled a total of 15 practices joining its ranks in the fourth quarter.