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Hybrid RIAs to get a head start on FINRA performance projections rule
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2026
Hybrid RIAs to get a head start on FINRA performance projections rule

Broker-dealers will soon share targeted returns under SEC-approved Rule 2210 changes, but one securities lawyer warns the regimes aren’t identical.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Raymond James lands $700M Truist team in Naples
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James lands $700M Truist team in Naples

Elsewhere, Cetera picks up a $210 million Connecticut team from MML, while Wells Fargo FiNet adds a San Diego family practice from LPL.

By Leo Almazora
Freehold Wealth Management brings $576M to Osaic in multigenerational move
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2026
Freehold Wealth Management brings $576M to Osaic in multigenerational move

South Carolina estate planning firm joins Osaic’s IBD network, citing succession planning tools and multigenerational growth resources.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: RBC lands $1B UBS team in Pittsburgh
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 22, 2026
Advisor moves: RBC lands $1B UBS team in Pittsburgh

Elsewhere, Wells Fargo Advisors adds a $400 million Morgan Stanley veteran in Naples as an ex-Cetera advisor goes independent with LPL.

By Leo Almazora
LPL taps veteran Hullings to lead recruiting in post-Commonwealth deal era
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 21, 2026
LPL taps veteran Hullings to lead recruiting in post-Commonwealth deal era

The senior recruiter position at LPL Financial can lead to future success and industry leadership.

By Bruce Kelly
Osaic reels in LPL team with $2.3 billion in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2026
Osaic reels in LPL team with $2.3 billion in assets

Osaic and LPL Financial routinely square off in recruiting advisors from other firms as well as from each other.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: &Partners lands Oklahoma team, EP Wealth adds in Denver
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 19, 2026
Advisor moves: &Partners lands Oklahoma team, EP Wealth adds in Denver

Ballast Rock Private Wealth has also brough on a veteran advisor focused on multigenerational planning for business owners and families.

By Leo Almazora
Janney adds $3.5B Texas team as Rockefeller also targets the Sun Belt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 19, 2026
Janney adds $3.5B Texas team as Rockefeller also targets the Sun Belt

Janney opens a Houston office with four advisors from Raymond James as Rockefeller deepens its Naples, Florida wealth management footprint.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: Ameriprise lands three RBC teams with $1.2B; Wells hails $900M recruiting haul
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2026
Advisor moves: Ameriprise lands three RBC teams with $1.2B; Wells hails $900M recruiting haul

Raymond James and Cetera also welcomed advisors from UBS and LPL as competition for experienced teams stays fierce.

By Leo Almazora
People moves: XYPN president Vince Hockett to retire in 2027
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2026
People moves: XYPN president Vince Hockett to retire in 2027

Also, SEI names LPL’s Kristie Edling-Day as CIO, TD Bank U.S. taps Hardeep Walia to lead wealth, and BMO adds an Illinois regional president.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL nabs $1B Northwestern team in Seattle
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 14, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL nabs $1B Northwestern team in Seattle

Elsewhere, Raymond James absorbs a family-run practice from Commonwealth into its independent channel, while RBC welcomes a father-son tandem formerly from UBS.

By Leo Almazora
&Partners taps two UBS leaders to run its private wealth business
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 13, 2026
&Partners taps two UBS leaders to run its private wealth business

Mara Glassel and Julie Fox will co-lead the fast-growing hybrid RIA’s ultra-high-net-worth and private wealth businesses.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Wells Fargo FiNet lands $580M Ameriprise team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 08, 2026
Advisor moves: Wells Fargo FiNet lands $580M Ameriprise team

LPL Financial and Raymond James also add independent advisors from Osaic and Edward Jones in Michigan and Arizona.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Osaic draws Equitable advisor overseeing $245 million in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2026
Advisor moves: Osaic draws Equitable advisor overseeing $245 million in assets

Meanwhile, Cetera's streak of Commonwealth recruitment continues in Washington, and an LPL advisor hops over to Raymond James in Maine.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL lands $1.1B Georgia team as Wells Fargo loses and wins
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 06, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL lands $1.1B Georgia team as Wells Fargo loses and wins

LPL picks up $1.1B from Wells Fargo's independent channel as the wirehouse gains a $410M family team from UBS.

By Steve Randall
Broker-dealers must lean on tech, brand as advisors weigh options
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 05, 2026
Broker-dealers must lean on tech, brand as advisors weigh options

With 8.6% of advisors set to switch firms in 2026, Cerulli says advisor recruitment hinges on technology, branding and HNW support.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Merrill nabs Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo teams overseeing $770M
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 05, 2026
Advisor moves: Merrill nabs Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo teams overseeing $770M

Raymond James, UBS and Prime Capital Financial also announced additions as advisor recruiting stays brisk across wirehouse and independent channels

By Leo Almazora
NFL referee Shawn Hochuli doubles as LPL-affiliated financial advisor
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 01, 2026
NFL referee Shawn Hochuli doubles as LPL-affiliated financial advisor

Second-generation NFL ref Shawn Hochuli co-founded IWM Partners in Irvine, California, a wealth management practice with more than $500M in client assets.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisor moves: $1.3B advisor team joins Wells Fargo FiNet practice in Ohio
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 01, 2026
Advisor moves: $1.3B advisor team joins Wells Fargo FiNet practice in Ohio

Meanwhile, a multigenerational Cambridge team has hopped to LPL in Michigan, and Cetera's run of Commonwealth recruitment continues in New Jersey.

By Leo Almazora
Kestra lands $550M Texas planning firm Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 30, 2026
Kestra lands $550M Texas planning firm Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners

Richardson firm joins as Kestra builds out its platform with new leadership, technology, and expanded planning tools.

By Steve Randall