RIAs

Working in teams can boost productivity, make succession easier and allow advisors to move upmarket, new research suggests.

The deal comes as a Raymond James executive questions if advisors who choose to go with private owners won't regret their decisions in three to five years.

LPL Financial topped the list, but the next five firms in these rankings of the 10 that picked up the most brokers from rivals are wirehouses and employee brokerages.

The latest appointment comes amid Citi's continued overhaul of its executive ranks and wealth business.

The meaning of independence takes on many different forms for these 10 financial advisors, wealth management executives, entrepreneurs and other experts.

With brokerages, consolidation, lawsuits and more, independence ain't what it used to be. Advisors who want to break away must contend with ever-changing options and obstacles to define their own version of independence.

The likely more than $1 million award is the latest result from cases arguing that firms' pay policies run afoul of federal retirement law.

The promotion comes as the latest step in the consolidation process that's been ongoing since the $15 billion firm's founding last year.

Brokerages have until June 26 to decide if they want to take part in a pilot program allowing them to continue inspecting their branch office remotely; plus, the rundown on residential supervisory locations

A planner and and an RIA entrepreneur discuss the impact of rapid consolidation and shifting forms of affiliation.