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A year after sale, Commonwealth Financial and LPL start cutting staff
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2026
A year after sale, Commonwealth Financial and LPL start cutting staff

Commonwealth Financial joins a number of firm that have recently cut jobs.

By Bruce Kelly
Volatility: Best and worst of times
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2026
Volatility: Best and worst of times

Large broker-dealers and registered investment advisors have, since 2020, been developing or sticking to strategies and tactics to combat the pain of intense, short-term market volatility

By Bruce Kelly
Want to win in the advisor wars? Then make sure you’re offering plenty of choices
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2026
Want to win in the advisor wars? Then make sure you’re offering plenty of choices

Centaurus Financial touts its independence as a key selling point at a time when many firms are being swallowed up.

By James Rogers
Advisor moves: Bizjack brothers join LPL's Ascendus, King leaves Edward Jones for Ameriprise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2026
Advisor moves: Bizjack brothers join LPL's Ascendus, King leaves Edward Jones for Ameriprise

Breakaway advisors join new firms in Oklahoma, Idaho.

By Steve Randall
At Cetera, CEO Durbin says that recruiting advisors is strong but remains expensive: Analyst
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2026
At Cetera, CEO Durbin says that recruiting advisors is strong but remains expensive: Analyst

Cetera’s CEO Mike Durbin stressed Cetera’s recent success in the financial advisor market during a fireside chat with analyst Jeff Schmitt of William Blair.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: &Partners reels in $524M RayJay team, Focus firm Eton Advisors welcomes Northern Trust alum
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2026
Advisor moves: &Partners reels in $524M RayJay team, Focus firm Eton Advisors welcomes Northern Trust alum

Elsewhere, Ameriprise added a $470 million Wells team in New York, while an ex-Morgan Stanley advisor bolsters UBS' Austin, Texas office.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL attracts billion-dollar breakaways from JPMorgan, Buell Securities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL attracts billion-dollar breakaways from JPMorgan, Buell Securities

Alan Feutz leaves the wirehouse in Illinois, while a team of five make a break from their Connecticut firm.

By Steve Randall
Osaic's ex-CFO Kristy Britt joins PE-backed accounting firm Wipfli
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2026
Osaic's ex-CFO Kristy Britt joins PE-backed accounting firm Wipfli

Britt is named CFO of Wipfli, a $600 million accounting firm that audits two NFL franchises

By Andrew Cohen
Advisor moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise, and Janney announce additions in Florida
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James, Ameriprise, and Janney announce additions in Florida

The war for talent continues in the Sunshine State with as Truist and RayJay teams managing a collective $1 billion in client assets defect to other firms.

By Leo Almazora
LPL Financial adds $2.4 billion San Diego team as recruiting pace hits yearly high
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 14, 2026
LPL Financial adds $2.4 billion San Diego team as recruiting pace hits yearly high

The five-advisor group leaves U.S. Bank for LPL's platform, part of a record June that saw 204 advisors join the firm.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Baird recruits $600M veteran pair to director roles in North Carolina
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 13, 2026
Advisor moves: Baird recruits $600M veteran pair to director roles in North Carolina

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo lures defectors from UBS and JPMorgan to expand in the East Coast, while another bank aligns itself with RayJay's financial institutions division.

By Leo Almazora
People moves: FiNet hires former LPL executive Andrew Harpp, Ellevest names new CIO
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 13, 2026
People moves: FiNet hires former LPL executive Andrew Harpp, Ellevest names new CIO

Wells Fargo affiliate and women-focused wealth firm both promote leadership as they scale advisor support.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: FiNet practice Merrit Point tucks in $1B Truist team in Florida debut
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 09, 2026
Advisor moves: FiNet practice Merrit Point tucks in $1B Truist team in Florida debut

Elsewhere, a Commonwealth team in Massachusetts converts to Cetera, while Janney draws four former Wells Fargo advisors to its Radnor, Pennsylvania office.

By Leo Almazora
Kestra adds Raymond James recruiter to expand advisor hiring push
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2026
Kestra adds Raymond James recruiter to expand advisor hiring push

The independent broker-dealer expands its business development bench with a new recruiter and an internal promotion in the West.

By Leo Almazora
With executives leaving, Osaic’s Reid now in the spotlight
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2026
With executives leaving, Osaic’s Reid now in the spotlight

Shannon Reid, president of Osaic and the network’s number two executive, has plenty of challenges, industry executives said.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo nabs $1.7B RBC advisor team, loses two teams to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2026
Wells Fargo nabs $1.7B RBC advisor team, loses two teams to LPL

The advisors on the move include two brothers leading a family practice in Connecticut, and a husband-and-wife tandem working with business owners in the West Coast.

By Leo Almazora
Osaic executives Kristy Britt and Greg Cornick to leave
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 02, 2026
Osaic executives Kristy Britt and Greg Cornick to leave

The firm's CFO and EVP of Wealth Management Solutions are the latest executives to exit the broker-dealer.

By Steve Randall
$5B broker-dealer NBC Securities has a new name after almost 30 years
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 02, 2026
$5B broker-dealer NBC Securities has a new name after almost 30 years

New name draws on founder's family history as consolidation reshapes the broker-dealer landscape.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: Succession planning, fresh starts trigger exits at Osaic and LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2026
Advisor moves: Succession planning, fresh starts trigger exits at Osaic and LPL

Teams head for W-2 independence models with practices totaling almost $1B.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: Veteran-led UBS team overseeing $460 million migrates to Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 26, 2026
Advisor moves: Veteran-led UBS team overseeing $460 million migrates to Merrill

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo hauled advisors overseeing $825 million in the West Coast, while Wedbush has welcomed a seasoned professional from Stifel in California.

By Leo Almazora