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Investment Advisor
April 2007
James J. Green
Watch LPL Grow The largest independent broker/dealer acquires three Pacific Life Insurance Co. broker/dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton
Do You Consider Yourself a Fiduciary? A survey of broker dealers on this question. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 25, 2010
Halah Touryalai
LPL's New RIA Platform Rakes in Assets Since launching the platform in October 2008 through the end of 2009, the firm gathered $7.3 billion in assets. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green
Where Representatives Would Go This year, more than many others, many representatives of broker/dealers are reassessing their options when it comes to with whom, and how, they will affiliate. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Tracey Longo
Working Smarter, Not Harder As more independent broker-dealers set themselves up as strategic outsourcing partners, they are finding bigger and better firms driven to their door by stagnant or shrinking profit margins and the accelerating compliance melee. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Kara P. Stapleton
Succession & Valuation A Financial Services Institute OneVoice Broker/Dealer session dealt with internal succession, discussing the steps that advisors and independent broker/dealers need to take when developing a succession plan. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Lauren Barack
Streamlining Broker/dealers are aiming for a one-click model for their technology platforms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2005
Tracey Longo
Independents Believe Bigger Is Better--And Cheaper Faced with higher costs, broker-dealers are targeting larger advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2006
Lauren Barack
Going Mobile To compete, broker/dealers are improving their technology platforms, with an eye on mobility. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2011
Diana Britton
Poll: Do Recruiters Promise Too Much? A former Raymond James advisor recently filed suit against the broker/dealer claiming an internal recruiter misrepresented the support, technology and compensation the firm could deliver. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2009
Kara P. Stapleton
March B/D Briefs: News & Products The latest from the broker/dealer world: Commonwealth Financial Network announces Wayne Bloom will succeed Chairman Joseph Deitch as CEO... Tom Wirtshafter named president of American Portfolios Financial Services and American Portfolios Advisors Inc. ... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 13, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2009
James J. Green
B/D Briefing: It's Time for More Clients LPL Financial Services launched on January 30 a client referral program that the broker/dealer calls ClientsFirst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 29, 2013
Diana Britton
No Man Is an Island Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2008
Tracey Longo
Swimming Upstream California investment advisor John Threlkeld has been working diligently to serve wealthier and wealthier investors, even purchasing two other advisors' practices and turning all but his top clients over to a junior planner. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green
How the Representatives Voted The year 2009 marked the 19th time that Investment Advisor asked its readers who are representatives of independent broker/dealers to rank their own B/Ds on 14 discrete categories, along with an overall rating. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Megan Leonhardt
The Increasingly Happy Broker Generally speaking, the smaller the firm, the happier the broker, according to our fifth Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card survey. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2009
James J. Green
IA Interview: Changing of the Guard, Sort Of Wayne Bloom's accession at Commonwealth signals business as usual for the independent broker/dealer, with a twist. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Raymond Fazzi
Follow The Money Broker-dealers sum up the future of advisory services in two words: rich folks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 18, 2009
Halah Touryalai
LPL's New RIA Offering Lookin' Healthy; But Still A Pipsqueak Compared To Rivals There are some folks in the industry actually doing relatively well these days. Seriously. LPL Financial said today its new-ish RIA platform now has over $1 billion in new assets. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2008
Independent Advisor Services, LPL Bill Dwyer President A conversation with Bill Dwyer, President of LPL Financial Services in San Diego, California, a financial services firm with $231.8 billion in client assets under management. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Joel Bruckenstein
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Kathleen M. McBride
A Trend Confirmed? Advisory fees overtake commission revenue at Commonwealth. So what does this mean for the independent broker/dealer industry? Will other firms soon reach the point at which fee revenue dominates? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2010
James J. Green
RIA Growth at LPL The biggest independent broker/dealer is growing rapidly in another way: as a custodian for advisors that use LPL Financial as the custodian for their RIA activities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2013
Ann Marsh
FP50: Big IBDs Hit a Speed Bump Is the boom over? After years of double-digit growth, independent broker-dealers hit a rough patch in 2012. We report from the front lines of the FP50. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2006
Tracey Longo
Late Summer Recruiting While the recruiting party will get tougher some day for broker-dealers who cater to independent advisors and reps, for now they are enjoying their competitive advantage: They give brokers and advisors who want to own their own business the chance to do that. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Broker/Dealer News New developments at Raymond James, LPL Financial, and Broadridge Financial Solutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Kathleen M. McBride
Balancing Act The broker/dealer model is changing, spurred by business and regulatory pressures, and reps may stop talking to their clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sherri Scordo
Financial Advisor's 2007 Broker-Dealer Guide Top independent broker-dealers ranked by gross revenue: LPL... AIG Advisors Group... ING Advisors Network... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 10, 2011
Diana Britton
LPL Conference Opens with New Initiatives, Support for Advisors LPL Financial kicked off its annual conference in Chicago on Monday by ringing the opening bell of the NASDAQ stock exchange and announcing some new initiatives aimed at supporting advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2009
James J. Green
Editor's Note: For Your Consideration RIAs and broker/dealers are more alike than they are different, and it's always better to merge from strength than weakness. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien
Clearly, Competition LPL's clearing deal with AXA Advisors prompts questions about recruitment among independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Melanie Waddell
Whither the Independent B/D? Securities America's acquisition of Brecek & Young is yet another sign of dwindling independent broker/dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 2010
James J. Green
LPL Financial's IPO: The Competitive Equation How the broker/dealer universe will change with LPL's plans mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 14, 2012
Diana Britton
Yield of Dreams: IBD's Biggest Competition Might be a Custodian As margins continue to be squeezed, IBDs are going to have to get creative with where their revenues comes from, and that means expanding into the RIA and custody market. The question is, who'll make the next move? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 2009
James J. Green
Catching Up With...Gary Gallagher A chat with LPL's executive VP strategic programs and support services. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Philip Palaveev
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
November 1, 2009
Paul Menchaca
LPL: "We've Arrived" Twenty years after the San Diego-based company was formed through the merger of Linsco and Private Ledger, LPL appears to have lapped its rivals, leaving nothing in its rearview mirror. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep. The Top 30 Independent Broker/Dealers in 2015 The list below is comprised of the 30 largest IBDs ranked by average assets under management per advisor, as of 2014. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2010
John Sullivan
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Commonwealth Takes the Top Spot In our B/D survey history, the Waltham, Mass.-based firm has the most top spots. Why? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2014
Mindy Diamond
Culture: Hard to Define, Impossible to Ignore Advisors looking to compare and contrast their own firm to others, often see all similarly situated firms as one and the same. A firm's culture is the one thing that is not a commodity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 2007
Kathleen M. McBride
Migration Time Is repapering accounts for 202(a) the last straw for wirehouse reps? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 2, 2011
Diana Britton
Top LPL Advisor Leaves to Start His Own B/D, Eyes Acquisitions Registered Rep.'s top-rated 2010 independent broker/dealer advisor Ron Carson has announced plans to leave LPL Financial mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 3, 2011
Jerry Gleeson
RIAs on the Recruiting Warpath: LPL's Morristown Financial Recruits 70 in 2010 Investors will refer their family and friends to their advisor if they're satisfied with the service. For financial practices that seek to recruit advisors, the game plays by much the same rules. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2009
David J. Drucker
Crisis Intervention Broker/Dealers unveil new programs to help advisors survive the recession. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien
Set Me Free LPL Financial staked a bigger claim on the independent advisor market last month with the announcement that the broker-dealer will allow its advisors to do business under their own RIA. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 5, 2012
Diana Britton
Your Broker/Dealer May Be Headed for Divorce As independent broker/dealers continue to consolidate and the search for profitability accelerates, some firms may be considering going self-clearing, analysts and industry executives say. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2006
Kathleen M. McBride
Stretched For broker/dealers who are already stressed, dually registered advisors are a challenge being met in varied ways. mark for My Articles similar articles