LPL to Buy Commonwealth Financial for $2.7B, Forming $2T Broker-Dealer
By Janet LevauxThe all-cash deal creates an independent broker-dealer with up to 31,788 advisors.
March 27, 2025
Here's What Separates the Best Wealth Advisors From the RestYour clients assume you're knowledgeable, but how you deliver advice is key, longtime educator Phil Buchanan says.
March 27, 2025
XY Planning Network Tops 2,000 Advisors After Record 2024CEO Alan Moore says the network is benefitting from higher demand for fee-only fiduciary financial advice.
March 26, 2025
UBS Delays Advisor Pay Cut From 12b-1 FeesThe delayed cuts are separate from other compensation changes UBS made this year.
March 21, 2025
9 Good Reasons, and 4 Bad Ones, to Become a ManagerManagement is a great career track, but it’s not for everyone. Don't make the move with misguided ideas.
March 21, 2025
9 Most Active Acquirers in Wealth: 2024Volume hit a record high of 366 deals, with average assets per transaction of $1.4 billion, Echelon found.
March 20, 2025
The Big Firms That Gained, and Lost, the Most Advisors in 2024One firm added a net 2,923 advisors, while the "winning" wirehouse lost 55.
March 19, 2025
FINRA Panel Orders Stifel to Pay $7M to Breakaway AdvisorsThe award came the same week that the regulator ordered it to pay $132 million in another case.