Meanwhile, Cetera has welcomed a family-run practice from Commonwealth, and a Merrill advisor joins an existing UBS team in Connecticut.
The experienced advisory teams join Ameriprise and Janney as the race for experienced talent continues.
FINRA's proposed rule filing would create a new 10-day fraud delay and nearly triple the maximum hold period for exploited senior investors.
With experience from Goldman Sachs and TD Ameritrade, the RIA's newest SVP hire adds to a recent wave of executive departures from hybrid Osaic.
Also, Raymond James's employee advisor channel adds breakaways from Wells Fargo and Stifel, while UBS welcomes an ex-Morgan Stanley duo in Indiana.
Meanwhile, Ameriprise has added a Florida-based veteran formerly with Oppenheimer just as it loses a similarly seasoned professional to Prudential Advisors in New Jersey.
IFP adds roughly $400M in combined assets as advisors from South Dakota and Maryland seek flexible, long-term partnerships following LPL's Commonwealth acquisition.
The firm added almost $7B to its platform in the first six months of the year.
Firm opens its annual conference in San Diego with a slate of announcements aimed at putting more intelligence and less friction in advisors' hands.
The $73.6 billion retirement specialist is rolling out brokerage accounts, a robo-advisor and savings tools in a bid to become a full financial partner.
Appointment extends a run of senior hires as Northern Trust builds out complex-wealth services for entrepreneurs and multigenerational families.
Also, Kestra welcomes an experienced $240 million Hightower Advisor, while $38 billion indie RIA Oxford Financial adds a managing director to its Grand Rapids, Michigan office.
The incoming four-advisor team, including a father-daughter duo, marks a sizeable addition to the firm's employee advisor channel in Pennsylvania.
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Two advisory teams managing nearly $1 billion in assets have moved platforms, expanding the cohort of independents.
A 27-year Merrill veteran, Florida advisors, and a trio of New Jersey advisors just moved to new platforms.
Broker-dealer expands its model portfolio platform with modular building block strategies designed to give advisors greater customization at scale.
An 86-year-old from Dallas tried to withdraw funds from his account, but Edward Jones invoked a FINRA-backed temporary lockout before he eventually left for Merrill Lynch.
The veteran-led advisory firm moved nearly 50 advisors from Osaic to Cetera this week, launching a new equity-ownership RIA with two key footprints in the East Coast.
Founder-led 32 North Wealth brings four partners to the hybrid RIA while extending its record of attracting Wells Fargo breakaways.
