IBDs registered a five-year compound annual growth rate in assets of 11%, almost double that of wirehouses, Cerulli reports.
With firm valuations tied to stock market levels, RIA owners look for exits.
Firms peg loans to billionaires and millionaires as key area for growth.
Combined, the new firm will have 1,270 advisers and $260 billion in assets.
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is upping the ante on his prior effort to pass a package of tax and retirement measures.
The broker, Frank Dietrich, earned $261,000 in commissions from the sales.
Kovitz, which pushes beyond $4 billion under managment with its second deal of the year, is part of the network of Focus Financial Partners.
Harassment allegations spur increase of female leadership in stock-picking unit
An explosion in wealth in the wake of the financial crisis has banks targeting the growing ranks of super rich.
Rising interest rates and slowing stock market drive assets to insurance products, Limra report says.
Interest group chapter argues the state's Department of Financial Services exceeded its authority with the rule.
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Jackson National and Lincoln Financial, among the largest VA providers, recently announced distribution partnerships set to kick in next year.
Learn how and why one advisor decided to make the move to independence, and how his business fared.
With rising health-care costs threatening to derail carefully constructed retirement plans, advisers should ensure clients successfully navigate the process of signing up for Medicare to avoid stiff penalties.
Some clients may not even realize they're supposed to enroll.
Here's what advisers should be reviewing with their clients each year between ages 62 and 70.
There's still time to re-shop Medicare coverage for those already enrolled.
Inability to deduct management fees will make the funds, which are struggling this year, even less attractive to investors.
How to maximize donations under the new tax rules.
