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LPL Financial, Cetera Financial Group, Raymond James, Ameriprise and other industry giants drove a much bigger volume of transitions this year.

These 10 firms have the most certified financial planners among their advisors, highlighting the channel's ongoing shift away from sales to advice.

These 10 firms are driving the ongoing shift in the industry to fiduciary advice and away from sales commissions.

In an effort to recruit directly from planning programs, the wealth management firm rolled out a job seeker directory and planned more campus visits.

Organic growth and acquisitions, along with the help of the owner-clients of the advisory practice, are fueling its approach to fourfold expansion.

J.D. Power's latest study used a different scaling method that brought down scores across the industry among 15 major firms examined in the firm's annual poll.

One industry recruiter called the Aegis group at Lincoln 'the last people we expected to move.'

Financial advisors who work with their loved ones say the setup comes with its own particular benefits and challenges.

Cedarwood Financial Partners left Edward Jones after decades in an effort to carry out ambitious growth targets.

Advisor Group, Ameriprise, Cetera, Commonwealth, LPL and Raymond James are getting bigger and streamlining a crowded field of business as they go.