Wells Fargo’s Naples Win Shows Advisor Recruiting Is A Channel-by-Channel Fight
Wells Fargo added Douglas DiGiorno from UBS in Naples as Raymond James and JPMorgan also made major advisor moves.
Three Advisor Moves Show Why Recruiting Momentum Is Not Just About Mega-Teams
LPL, Osaic and Janney added advisor talent as recruiting momentum continues across planning, transition and regional wealth markets.
Raymond James’ ETF Hire Shows Active Funds Are Becoming A Platform Priority
Raymond James Investment Management hired Kristi Higgins to help scale its active ETF platform as demand for active ETFs grows.
JPMorgan’s $1.1B William Blair Hire Shows Where Advisor Recruiting Is Moving
JPMorgan added David Amar’s $1.1B William Blair team as UBS and Cetera also made advisor recruiting moves.
Raymond James Expands AI, But Its CEO Says Advisors Still Win On Trust
Raymond James is expanding Rai access, but CEO Paul Shoukry says advisor-client relationships still matter more than any AI bot.
Ameriprise Puts More Than 10,000 Advisors Under One Channel Leader
Ameriprise is putting advisor channels under Bill Williams as Pat O’Connell retires, creating a new test for recruiting, service and bank partnerships.
Advisor Recruiting Cuts Both Ways For LPL And Ameriprise
LPL added Texas Wealth Solutions from PNC but lost Pinnacle Wealth Management to Ameriprise, showing advisor recruiting’s two-way fight.
Rai Shows Raymond James Wants AI To Fix The Advisor Workflow Problem
Raymond James launched Rai, a proprietary AI operations agent, as wealth firms race to improve advisor service and governance.
Husband-Wife Advisor Team Leaves LPL For Osaic In Platform-Fit Move
The Finance Couple left LPL for Osaic through Innovative Financial Group as advisor moves show platform fit driving recruiting.
Osaic Job-Cut Questions Put Advisor Service Back In Focus
Osaic’s consolidation may bring job cuts, raising questions about cost savings, advisor service and post-integration execution.
Raymond James Loses Two Independent-Channel Leaders As Osaic Hires Shannon Reid
Osaic hired Shannon Reid from Raymond James as president and advisor-growth head, while Alex David left Raymond James for Equity Services.
Osaic, Raymond James And LPL Are Chasing Advisors With Three Different Offers
Osaic, Raymond James and LPL added advisor recruits as firms compete on W-2 support, independent channels and planning-led platforms.
Two Royal Alliance Alums Had The Same Goal. Their Growth Playbooks Could Not Have Been More Different
Mark Goldberg and Ric Edelman showed two different ways wealth firms tried to build national platforms after Royal Alliance.
An ING Founder’s Jump To NFP Shows Why Advisor Loyalty Can Crack
erry Brown’s move from Financial Network Investment Corp. to NFP shows how advisor loyalty, payout structures and platform fit shape recruiting.
LPL’s OMP Launch Tested The Line Between Advice And Product Revenue
LPL’s 2003 managed-money move showed how broker-dealers can face conflict questions even when a product is not technically proprietary.
Pacific Select’s CEO Exit Put Broker-Dealer Sale Pressure In Plain View
A Pacific Select CEO exit in 2007 showed how leadership instability can pressure broker-dealer networks before a major sale.
The Old State-Regulator Warning That Still Matters For Independent Broker-Dealers
State regulators have long worried independent broker-dealers, and today’s enforcement, CE and client-data issues keep that pressure alive.
The Old Pacific Life Deal That Still Explains LPL’s Acquisition Strategy
LPL’s 2007 Pacific Life broker-dealer deal shows how advisor retention, platform control and transition strategy shaped its growth.
The Advisor Transition Problem Broker-Dealers Still Have Not Solved
Broker-dealers have pushed transition planning for years, but advisor aging, client continuity and succession risk now make it urgent.
LPL’s Commonwealth Retention Target Faces Its First Real Stress Test
A Wolfe Research analyst says LPL still has a credible path to retaining 90% of Commonwealth advisors despite rising attrition.