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Janney Advisor Thrives After Injury Renders Him Quadriplegic
By Jane Wollman RusoffVincent Crudo tells ThinkAdvisor how work helped him maintain optimism and why he switched firms during the pandemic.
June 16, 2021
LPL Expands Custodial Service for Fee-Only AdvisorsLPL may have to convince its thousands of IBD reps that it isn't creating a new rival, Nexus Strategy CEO Timothy Welsh says.
June 15, 2021
LPL Nabs $1.2B Team From UBSThe 10-member Puzzle Wealth Solutions team has joined LPL's BD, hybrid RIA and custodial platforms.
June 15, 2021
Excited About SEC's New Ad Rule? Not So FastAdvisory firms are itching to use testimonials before their compliance departments are ready.
June 14, 2021
Merrill Exec Expects New, Shorter Advisor Program to Quadruple Success RateThe firm's new 18-month Advisor Development Program should increase its advisor success rate to 80%, Andy Sieg says.
June 14, 2021
LPL Adds $36B Credit Union-Focused ClientCUNA Mutual Group's brokerage unit includes some 550 advisors advising 300 credit unions.
June 11, 2021
Is Cold Calling Dead?"Dead and buried," recruiter Danny Sarch says. Others give cold calling a place beside more modern tactics.
June 11, 2021
Black and Hispanic Americans Face Extra Retirement Planning ChallengesSome of the challenges transcend having lower average incomes than white Americans, EBRI finds.