B-Ds: 2010 In Review
Ron Carson, LPL's most prominent adviser, announces that his firm, Carson Wealth Management Group, has purchased two advisory firms in Washington state and plans to create a national wealth management franchise.
Commonwealth Financial Network is rated highest among a dozen independent broker-dealers in a J.D. Power and Associates survey of employee satisfaction. It scores 898 on a 1,000-point scale, beating Cambridge Financial Research Inc. by 50 points. MetLife Broker Dealer Group was last with 648.