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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
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2010
Halah Touryalai
Outgrowing the SERIES 7 There is a coveted cohort of dually registered advisors who are dropping their Series 7 licenses and leaving their b/ds behind. 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
Registered Rep.
May 5, 2008
LPL Financial Heats Up The RIA World The largest independent broker/dealer in the U.S. announced today it's going to launch an RIA custodian later this year, which will serve both hybrid and fee-only investment advisors who operate independent RIAs. 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
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
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 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
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Christopher O'Leary
Going All the Way Across the country, registered rep employees of national broker/dealers daydream of chucking it all and going off on their own. But how far do you go? Which is the best model for keeping the most of what your business generates? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 2, 2012
Diana Britton
Concert Breaks Into the Hybrid Market Via LPL Partnership RIA aggregator Concert Advisor Services has launched a new hybrid platform, Concert Advisors, and partnered with independent broker/dealer LPL Financial to provide brokerage and custody services. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 5, 2012
Scott Smith
Look Before You Leap The very benefits IBDs have used to lure advisors may actually be their undoing. 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
Registered Rep.
April 16, 2014
Mindy Diamond
Outgrowing the IBD For advisors who are managing more than $500 million in client assets and are looking to build an enterprise, the independent broker/dealer model may have become too limiting for them. 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
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Kristen French
Independent Channel Big and Getting Bigger Every financial-advice channel grew in terms of advisor headcount in 2005 except for the regional and bank broker/dealers, according to recently released research. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Diana Britton
Breaking Out: A New Era in Insurance Insurance firms constantly go through cycles of acquisition and sale when it comes to their broker/dealer subsidiaries. But the current sell cycle is different, and it may shake up how the business works. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2012
Diana Britton
Are Regulations Killing the Hybrid Financial Advisor? Some advisors say new compliance and regulatory burdens under Dodd-Frank are making the hybrid model untenable. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton
How Advisors Are Paid The ascendancy of fee-based compensation in the independent broker/dealer space continues. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2011
Diana Britton
America's Top Independent Brokerages The Merrills and Morgan Stanleys of the world say it was never an exodus, the migration is over, and it was only those advisors who couldn't make it in the cutthroat wirehouse world who crossed over to the independent side of the business. 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
Registered Rep.
March 6, 2014
Diana Britton
Independent Channels Continue to Steal from Wirehouses RIA and dually registered advisory channels will grow their share of the advised assets to 26 percent by 2016, according to a report by Cerulli Associates. That growth will largely come at the expense of the wirehouse channel. 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.
December 1, 2006
Anne Field
The Metamorphosis If you are ready to go out on your own as a registered investment advisor, you're likely to encounter a host of tricky problems and stumbling blocks. Here's a look at five of those problems and what you can do about them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2012
Diana Britton
LPL Posts Record Revenue For Year, Despite Volatility While other firms suffered in the fourth quarter on slow client activity, LPL Financial announced earnings today of $39.4 million for the quarter, up $156 million from a net loss of $116.6 million in the fourth quarter 2010. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kristen French
The Best of Both Worlds Advisors say the broker/dealer-RIA hybrid model gives them freedom to choose what products, services and fees are best for their clients. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Melanie Waddell
Not So Fast Cerulli Associates data suggests there may be fewer wirehouse brokers breaking away. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2011
Diana Britton
IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 8, 2013
Diana Britton
Moving on Up: Go Independent and Make More $ Advisors who switched firms saw a jump in their compensation, especially among those who went independent. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Philip Palaveev
B/D or RIA? How to Decide for Yourself To help make the decision between the registered independent advisor and broker/dealer approach, first ask yourself where you belong. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 11, 2009
Halah Touryalai
Survey Says: Wall Street Advisors Going...Wait For It...Independent! Wall Street wirehouse firms are expected to see a net loss of $188 billion in client assets to other channels in the industry, including RIAs, independent broker/dealers and regional b/ds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 7, 2010
David A. Geracioti
Compensation 2010. Crisis? What Crisis? 2009 income for RIAs -- while lower than 2008, in some cases by a lot -- rebounded fairly nicely, bringing earnings back to 2007 levels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 22, 2015
Ryan W. Neal
Advisor Industry Shrinks While Assets Continue to Grow A recent report by Cerulli Associates found that the industry shrank 1.9 percent to 287,119 advisors in 2013. Asset levels, however, are on the rise. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 15, 2015
Mindy Diamond
Nine Ways to Evaluate an IBD With so many IBD options out there, what should an advisor look for to ensure the move he makes is the best one for his clients and his business goals? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 4, 2013
Diana Britton
Fading Bull Our annual compensation survey shows advisors are riding the market rally -- so what happens when it ends? 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
Registered Rep.
October 26, 2011
Diana Britton
LPL Posts Strong 3Q Earnings; Adjacent Acquisition Could Be in Pipeline The real buzz during LPL Financial's earnings conference call was around the firm's acquisition pipeline, which chairman and CEO Mark Casady said was strong. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 28, 2013
Diana Britton
60 seconds with Scott Collins We asked the Director of Advisor Transitions for TD Ameritrade Institutional what can we expect to change in advisor recruiting going forward? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 4, 2013
Diana Britton
Faking It: Our Third-Annual IBD Report Card Survey The economics of the IBD business haven't changed; independent b/ds are up against it. They're faced with rising regulatory costs and a greater demand for technology investment to stay competitive. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 25, 2011
Kristen French
LPL Reports First Quarter Income Up 92 Percent LPL Financial reported net income of $49 million, or 43 cents a share for the first quarter of 2011, a 92 percent jump from the first quarter of 2010. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 29, 2009
Kristen French
RJFS Raises RIA minimums, LPL Pulls Past RJ in RIA Assets Raymond James is raising minimums for new RIAs who want to custody assets on its RJFS-IAD platform from $30 million to $50 million. 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.
February 7, 2011
Jerry Gleeson
LPL Financial Posts Growth in Assets, Advisors LPL Investment Holdings reported higher revenue and adjusted profit numbers for the fourth quarter, as the acquisition of an advisor network in 2010 boosted assets and advisors at the firm. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2008
James J. Green
Not Slowing Down LPL Financial is pushing its already big envelope under the leadership of Mark Casady mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 5, 2012
Jerry Gleeson
A League of their Own While the Big Four custodians still dominate the market, some smaller firms are making their presence felt. 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
Registered Rep.
July 23, 2012
Diana Britton
Virgin Banks Few community banks and credit unions offer wealth management services to their customers. But many of these firms are struggling and looking for new sources of income. Broker/dealers are finally tapping these untouched firms with revenue-sharing partnerships. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Kara P. Stapleton
Power of the Platform LPL will build a custodial offering for its own -- and outside -- RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Custodians Are Knocking More custody players have been clamoring for the business of registered investment advisors, and that trend will continue this year, say two well-known research firms for financial institutions and investment managers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 26, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
Net Assets Rise at LPL, TD Ameritrade Trading revenue (excluding asset-based fees and advisory assets), however, was less impressive, with LPL posting modest gains and TDA seeing big declines. (Not surprising, given the overall market conditions.) mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2011
Jerry Gleeson
LPL's Casady Sees Better Advisor Growth In `11 Though the firm managed to rack up strong revenue and profit growth last quarter and in fiscal 2010, it did not meet the annual recruiting target of 400 net new advisors that Casady had set. mark for My Articles similar articles