Change is afoot at the brokerage firm, which reportedly is reimbursing its advisors for the cost of certifications offered by the Investments & Wealth Institute.
"Will there be more RIAs for sale than there are buyers at the trough?" Jamie Price asks.
After some weakness in January, LPL expects recruiting to pick up this month and next.
'Bill Dwyer is a terrific senior executive and leader, and I can’t wait to see what he does here,' says another executive.
Non-traded real estate investment trusts face a well-documented set of challenges, including sharply rising interest rates and headlines about half-empty office buildings.
Many broker-dealers still have plenty of work to do regarding new product.
'I worked my whole life trying to save for now, and I can't retire,' says Galia Meiri, one of the advisor's clients.
'The biggest change in the competitive landscape has been RIA roll-ups that pay prices that we can't quite figure out,' Paul Reilly says.
Since 2014, the firm's global wealth management revenue has grown by 150 percent.
The SEC alleged that Texas broker Doug McKelvey misappropriated more than $1.7 million.
