Matt Lynch, CEO of Strategy & Resources and a moderator at the upcoming WealthManagement.com Executive Forum in New York City, discusses how the relationship between advisors and their broker/dealers is changing.
You may never have heard of some of the firms on this list, but you’ll likely be hearing more about them soon.
Merrill team leaves for LPL's hybrid platform, plan-sponsor support for advisors lagging, and Raymond James gains Chicago advisors.
Why so many advisors are passing up the up-front gain for the longer-term payout.
As one of the largest RIAs in the country, we could have thrown our weight around ages ago. Instead, while others scrambled to change their business models, we just kept quietly building.
Federally registered RIAs are managing more money, due in large part to stock market appreciation.
The barriers that kept wirehouse advisors in place are rapidly dropping by the wayside.
Morgan Stanley has made wealth management a much bigger part of its business since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, when it agreed to acquire Smith Barney and create one of the largest U.S. brokerages.
Asset-management fees more than offset lower transactional revenue.
