The Practice: Staffing and recruiting

• August 21, 2017

  $1B Ex-Merrill Team Breaks Away to ‘Scratch Planning Itch’

  Expansion of family office services, pursuit of new niches behind move.

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• August 21, 2017

  Wells Fargo Has Lost More Than 70 Teams Since the Scandal

  Advisors collectively managing $19.2 billion left the firm from October through June.

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• August 21, 2017

  Defining Mission, Purpose, Vision and Values

  Practices must define these terms for effective strategic planning.

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• August 18, 2017

  $7.7B Cetera Affiliate Drops BD Business, Blames DOL

  Girard Securities to become independent advisor group, keeps link to Cetera Advisor Networks.

  Last Comment: August 19, 2017
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• August 18, 2017

  Mercer Bolsters Pacific NW Presence with Latest Purchase 

  Voracious buyer strikes yet again, adding Seattle-area wealth firm. 

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• August 17, 2017

  Three Dastardly Myths About Going Independent

  Trent Gain, The Independent Grid

  Read up and ask the right questions when choosing a new firm or OSJ.

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  Last Comment: August 18, 2017
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• August 17, 2017

  Wells Fargo Adds Wealth Region, Shuffles Brass

  The move is at odds with those of the big bank's wirehouse rivals.

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• August 16, 2017

  LPL Buys $120B IBD, But How Many Reps Will Stay?

  Final purchase price is contingent on client assets LPL can onboard.

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• August 15, 2017

  Finra Expels Advice Firm and Bars CEO for Fraud

  Rep apparently sold firm-owned shares to clients at huge markups.

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• August 14, 2017

  LPL Considers Payout Cuts for New FAs at OSJs

  New arrangement could prompt some firms to move elsewhere.

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