Independent advisors

Kestra Private Wealth Services CEO Rob Bartenstein says the new practice makes the fourth new office added this year by the hybrid RIA.

Which wirehouse offers advisors the most freedom? Which offers the least? And when should advisors shun the channel and break away? Rick Rummage elaborates on the issues discussed at our Recruiters Roundtable.

A massive acquisition also helped boost the No. 1 IBD’s headcount by 833 advisors year-over-year to 15,210.

The stresses of the job practically demand that we have people to confide in when the going gets rough, Michael Kitces writes.

Whatever planners learned when they were trained for the job decades ago is most likely outdated.

New legal analysis suggests that the rules would add "teeth" to broker-dealer regulation.

Advisors may be upset due to the high-handed attitudes of the larger firms, but pulling down six zeroes a year can offset a lot of irritation, says On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

Two-thirds of firms don't know how to attract young people, a new survey reports.