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Cetera loses more top executives
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2020
Cetera loses more top executives

This month alone, five members of the broker-dealer's senior staff have left

By Bruce Kelly
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2020
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

Ashworth Financial in Tryon, N.C., affiliates with LPL's new breakaway unit

By InvestmentNews
Cetera cuts REIT sales, loses senior recruiter
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2020
Cetera cuts REIT sales, loses senior recruiter

Broker-dealers are pausing the sale of real estate products while the broader market absorbs the shock of the shutdown

By Bruce Kelly
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2020
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business

Not knowing how their advisers are compensated affects clients' trust, according to a Hearts & Wallets report

By Emile Hallez
3 Questions: Brian Hamburger on adviser recruiting
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2020
3 Questions: Brian Hamburger on adviser recruiting

The founder and CEO of MarketCounsel discusses whether advisers are rethinking their plans to go independent

By InvestmentNews
Forget the bear! LPL is paying recruits like it's 2019
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2020
Forget the bear! LPL is paying recruits like it's 2019

Meanwhile, the giant IBD continues to evolve its business with a new offering targeting wirehouse advisers

By Bruce Kelly
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2020
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group

Brian Shulstad will head business development at the firm's Triad Advisors unit

By InvestmentNews
10 IBDs that earn the most in fees
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2020
10 IBDs that earn the most in fees

The independent broker-dealers that took in the most in fees in 2019

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group latest B-D network to halt sales of real estate products
ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2020
Advisor Group latest B-D network to halt sales of real estate products

The giant IBD said real estate valuations have become murky as a result of the pandemic

By Bruce Kelly
TD Ameritrade executive exits to join LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 15, 2020
TD Ameritrade executive exits to join LPL

Judy Ricketts had worked for the family firm for 24 years

By InvestmentNews
UBS team managing $325 million joins Kestra
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2020
UBS team managing $325 million joins Kestra

Sean Russell and Philip Giammarino move to Coastline Wealth Management

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $350 million at Ameriprise switches to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2020
Team managing $350 million at Ameriprise switches to Raymond James

Caliber, based in Overland Park, Kansas, has seven advisers and a staff of six

By InvestmentNews
IBDs face hard times in 2020
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
IBDs face hard times in 2020

A decline in assets and cuts to interest rates spell a sharp hit to IBD revenue this year

By Bruce Kelly
Private equity owners of IBDs will be tested during the downturn
ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2020
Private equity owners of IBDs will be tested during the downturn

How will they hold up as they deal with the fallout from COVID-19?

By Bruce Kelly
Cambridge lands $1.5 billion branch from Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
Cambridge lands $1.5 billion branch from Advisor Group

Cooper McManus Wealth Management has 50 advisers in its network nationwide

By Bruce Kelly
Massachusetts slaps Janney Montgomery Scott with $286,000 fine
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
Massachusetts slaps Janney Montgomery Scott with $286,000 fine

State regulators said the firm did little to stop a broker from short-term trading in mutual funds with front-loaded fees

By InvestmentNews
'Fired' by Trump in 2005, ex-LPL adviser is suspended by Finra
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2020
'Fired' by Trump in 2005, ex-LPL adviser is suspended by Finra

Mark Lamkin borrowed $1.3 million from a client and didn't disclose it, according to the regulator

By Bruce Kelly
Finra bars former LPL rep over loan guarantees
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2020
Finra bars former LPL rep over loan guarantees

Patrick Coogan signed bank ‘control agreements’ for a customer's loans without authorization

By InvestmentNews
Merrill duo managing $900 million goes indie with Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 01, 2020
Merrill duo managing $900 million goes indie with Raymond James

Neil Goetzman and Jeffrey Nau set up eponymous business in Alexandria, Va.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group plucks top LPL executive for senior role
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2020
Advisor Group plucks top LPL executive for senior role

The network realigns management after its acquisition of Ladenburg Thalmann

By Bruce Kelly