Raymond James Financial

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

Coming off another record quarter, the independent broker-dealer giant sought to reassure analysts questioning its stagnant advisor headcount.

Columbia Wealth Advisors consists of roughly 50 advisors and other professionals affiliated with a large regional bank.

Tens of billions of dollars in taxable assets on Raymond James' managed account platform will get upgraded tools by mid-2024, the firms say.

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

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 paperwork of moving client assets in a transition is a chore for many advisors, but crucial to their success.

Although nearly all investors in the firm's new survey said tax efficiency was important to them, just over a quarter of them have consulted tax professionals.

Raymond James had scored the big team in May, before Securian's sale of its retail wealth business to Cetera closed.