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Cetera taps veteran Primerica, Raymond James execs as new RIA & Branches leaders
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2026
Cetera taps veteran Primerica, Raymond James execs as new RIA & Branches leaders

With over 50 years of collective industry experience, Torrance Chaplin and Sean Marrin are stepping in as community leaders at Cetera Investors and RIA Network.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL nabs Cetera teams in California, Texas
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL nabs Cetera teams in California, Texas

Meanwhile in Florida, Raymond James welcomed a multigenerational advisor group from Stifel, while Merrill reeled in Morgan Stanley advisors in the Chicago North and Nashville markets.

By Leo Almazora
Securitize becomes RIA as tokenized assets near $37B record
ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2026
Securitize becomes RIA as tokenized assets near $37B record

Tokenization goes mainstream with regulators watching prompting some firms to take a proactive approach.

By Steve Randall
Ameriprise boasts $1B AI spend as rivals race for tech leadership
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 27, 2026
Ameriprise boasts $1B AI spend as rivals race for tech leadership

Ameriprise's tech spending declaration lands amid a wider broker-dealer arms race, with Edward Jones, Raymond James and LPL all expanding AI tools for advisors

By Leo Almazora
Cetera taps veteran leader from Choreo to lead tax-focused CFS unit
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 27, 2026
Cetera taps veteran leader from Choreo to lead tax-focused CFS unit

Craig Bartlett brings more than 30 years of experience, including stripes from Creative Planning and UBS, as survey data point to a tax planning gap among US investors.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: $1B Stifel team joins Raymond James, Southern Ridge picks Osaic
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 24, 2026
Advisor moves: $1B Stifel team joins Raymond James, Southern Ridge picks Osaic

A California team with four decades of combined experience and a Kentucky father-son practice headline this week's advisor movement.

By Steve Randall
As layoffs commence, Commonwealth’s digital guru jumps ship
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 23, 2026
As layoffs commence, Commonwealth’s digital guru jumps ship

Christopher Blotto moved this month to Janney Montgomery Scott.

By Bruce Kelly
Osaic deepens RISR partnership as advisors race to serve aging business owners
FINTECH JUL 23, 2026
Osaic deepens RISR partnership as advisors race to serve aging business owners

Expanded deal pairs succession-planning software with a broker-dealer network already logging rapid AI adoption among 11,000 advisors.

By Leo Almazora
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