Osaic

The pending acquisition furthers the firm's plans to be a dominant giant, but it also poses tests of its recruiting, capital structure and ongoing reorganization.

The Reverence Capital Partners-backed firm will add 1,450 financial advisors and $108 billion in client assets upon the expected close next year.

In its latest recruiting win from Osaic's Triad Advisors, the firm established its first office in a new region and picked up a half dozen financial advisors.

From hot apple cider to sporting tickets, going beyond a bulk thank-you email to clients can pay off big for advisors.

President of Advice and Wealth Management Greg Cornick unveiled lower advisory expenses in front of a record number of attendees at the firm's conference.

Genevieve Sisco alleges that men in the same role as her earned tens of thousands of dollars more in salary.

Despite falling stock and bond values last year, firms operating in the channel collectively boosted their business. These are the biggest companies among them.

Independent branches are playing a pivotal role in the industry — regardless of anyone's opinion or awareness of them.

The pair of financial planners launched an RIA and switched brokerages in search of an "entrepreneurial, boutique experience" to power their growth.

The agency views the capital providers as a governance risk, and it says there are industrywide social concerns about enforcement cases and cybersecurity.