The two advisers joined the firm in San Francisco and New York.
Some define it as starting their own firm, while others insist it means having full control over investment products and client relationships
TD Ameritrade Institutional survey predicts continuation of trend toward independence
Big firms creating business models that kinda, sorta, look like an RIA for advisers.
The RIA technology will provide Merrill Private Wealth Management advisers with reporting on held-away assets.
Eleven-person Venture Visionary Partners is based in Toledo, Ohio
Advisers don't want a replay of 2008 when clients bailed out of the advice industry.
Wealth managers focus their expansion on clients with fast-growing fortunes.
As other candidates turn down the position, senior executives at the bank support the candidacy of interim CEO Allen Parker.
The decision by the Luminous team to leave First Republic could have far-reaching repercussions for the entire advice industry.
Andy Saperstein expects some teams to reach $100 million in annual revenue in the future.
CFP Board's updated code of ethics and standards goes live in October.
The advisers will fill a service gap between the firm's purely digital, self-directed robo-adviser and the full-service advisers of Merrill Lynch.
The broker, David Strnad, "exceeded the scope of his authority" when he made the trades, according to Finra.
Chief executive says it was 'irresponsible' for the bank to announce Tim Sloan's departure without a succession plan in place.
The largest IBD in the country has agreed to buy a small broker-dealer in Florida to kick off the new effort.
Firm is offering advisers upwards of three times prior year's revenue to move.
The move 'clarifies' where the RIA consolidator is heading, CEO says.
Elite clients got an early chance to invest in the ridesharing company, and now they're looking at losses.
The two advisers left Credit Suisse after the company announced it was closing its U.S. brokerage operation.