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Northwestern Mutual team managing $420 million joins LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 10, 2021
Northwestern Mutual team managing $420 million joins LPL

The four-adviser group in Atlanta will open an office for OSJ Bleakley Financial Group.

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Duo managing $155M go indie with LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 09, 2021
Duo managing $155M go indie with LPL

Mike Fuller and Rob Barber in Arroyo Grande, California, are leaving Raymond James and affiliating with LPL through OSJ Perennial Financial Services.

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Ex-Cetera broker sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 08, 2021
Ex-Cetera broker sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud

The broker David A. Rockwell defrauded a bank when he applied for lines of credit in the names of two clients

By Bruce Kelly
LPL Financial taps SmartAsset for investor prospecting
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 03, 2021
LPL Financial taps SmartAsset for investor prospecting

SmartAsset, with a reach of more than 100 million consumers, matches qualified investors who are searching for financial advice.

By Nicole Casperson
Team managing $221 million joins Woodbury from Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 02, 2021
Team managing $221 million joins Woodbury from Raymond James

The trio of advisers operates as Compass Wealth Solutions and is based in Portland, Indiana.

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SEC charges former Massachusetts adviser with fraud
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 02, 2021
SEC charges former Massachusetts adviser with fraud

James Couture was discharged by LPL in June 2020 and barred by Finra last October.

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Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2021
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Three sole practitioners managing $297 million in total are also moving to the firm.

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First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2021
First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL

Craig Zaleck and Mark Hogan, who are based in Bayonne, New Jersey, will affiliate through super OSJ INC Advisors.

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Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James

The four-adviser group is moving to the firm’s employee unit in Augusta, Georgia and will operate as the Cypress Wealth Group.

By InvestmentNews
Why is LPL's biggest branch starting its own broker-dealer?
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2021
Why is LPL's biggest branch starting its own broker-dealer?

Private Advisor Group has taken the unusual step of launching its own broker-dealer with the intention of putting it in better position to grab referrals.

By Bruce Kelly
Trio managing $215 million at UBS goes indie at LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 17, 2021
Trio managing $215 million at UBS goes indie at LPL

The Atlanta-based, woman-led team is affiliating through Gladstone Wealth Partners, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.

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FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2021
FSI sues to stop withdrawal of DOL independent contractor rule

The overturned Trump regulation would have provided certainty to independent brokers and advisers, FSI said. But an advocacy group says DOL has the authority to go in a different direction.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fired rep admits stealing $600,000 from elderly client
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2021
Fired rep admits stealing $600,000 from elderly client

The broker, Matthew Clason, transferred more than $668,000 from the victim’s investment accounts into a joint bank account and then took most of it, according to the Department of Justice. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS adviser managing $150 million in Florida moves to LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2021
UBS adviser managing $150 million in Florida moves to LPL

Jeffrey Schiffman joins the firm’s employee unit in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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$220 million Baird team moves to Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2021
$220 million Baird team moves to Raymond James

A father-and-son duo in Sarasota, Florida joins the firm’s employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
Cetera snags $2.4 billion team from MassMutual
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 05, 2021
Cetera snags $2.4 billion team from MassMutual

Called Totus Wealth Management, the group had been registered until the end of last month with MML Investors Services, the broker-dealer arm of MassMutual, the insurance company, according to BrokerCheck.

By Bruce Kelly
FSC adviser managing $200 million switches to LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 05, 2021
FSC adviser managing $200 million switches to LPL

Joel Drake in Des Moines, Iowa, is affiliating through The Wealth Consulting Group, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.

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Four-adviser UBS team managing $1.08 billion joins Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 03, 2021
Four-adviser UBS team managing $1.08 billion joins Raymond James

Group will join firm’s Deer Park, Illinois office in Chicago’s northwest suburbs

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Wells Fargo veteran managing $482 million joins Baird
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 03, 2021
Wells Fargo veteran managing $482 million joins Baird

James Galkowski will open an office for the firm in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Team managing $200 million switches to LPL from Voya
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 03, 2021
Team managing $200 million switches to LPL from Voya

The six-person Kraner group based in New Jersey is affiliating through INC Advisor, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.

By InvestmentNews