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Independent advisers might look at this deal as a 'canary in the coal mine moment'.
Independent adviser alliances have grown up along with the industry, allowing members to share knowledge and feel connected.
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Boston mutual fund and brokerage giant increased its earnings by 29% last year despite surging investor redemptions of its mutual funds.
The new head of the burgeoning independent-broker-dealer network expects to have 20,000 brokers within five years, could make it the largest such firm in the country. <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140516/FREE/140519936">Plus: Schorsch in $1.5 billion Red Lobster deal</a>
Outsourced investing platform will use Upside's portal for financial planning and investment management in effort to keep advisers ahead of robo trend.
Group's 11-point guide seeks to get advisers on the same page without waiting for government rules.
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Sallie Krawcheck says online advice industry is filling a gap in the marketplace.
Texas-based Ellis & Ellis formerly was affiliated with Ameriprise Financial.
A typically conservative group, some advisers are holding back even as demand picks up.
According to new data, adviser headcount fell by 1.9% in 2013, as about 5,500 advisers left the industry and were not replaced.
Survey gives glimpses into the advisory demands of the next generation of clients
Former custody chief Durbin to run new Fidelity Wealth Technologies unit.
Now offering financing for succession plans and acquisition to indy RIAs.
The RIA that Moore started at 25 was the inspiration for the XY Planning Network’s model of fee-for-service practices
Ritholtz has been a leader in his use of social media, including his blog, the Big Picture, to promote his business
Fox created a business to train advisers in planning and documenting work processes
Former managing director Mark Hovanic has left the aggregator to be president of an RIA with $169 million in AUM.
