Scott Curtis, president of Raymond James Financial Services, talks about the importance of manners, the habits he utilizes to successfully make it through the day and winding down with a glass of wine.  ...

How This Survey Was Conducted: Between Jan. 14 and Feb. 25, 2015, REP. magazine emailed invitations to participate in an online survey to print subscribers and advisors in the Meridian-IQ database at over 80 independent broker/dealers. By Feb. 25...

The ascendancy of fee-based compensation in the independent broker/dealer space continues. Nearly 48 percent of advisors’ compensation comes from asset-based fees, up from 36 percent in 2011. Commissions accounted for another 48 percent of adviso...

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Recruiting into the independent broker/dealer channel has not materialized as people thought this year, but new research from Cogent says that may soon change.

While there are many merits to having partners in the advisory business, for some being a lone practitioner is the only way to go. But it’s crucial to set expectations – and boundries – with clients.

For most advisors looking to grow through acquisition, the thorniest issue is finding the cash to do so. Traditional lenders generally frown on putting up money to help close the purchase of a financial practice, since the practice’s value is ...

Go with the flow? Maybe not. When looking at options to update your firms’ technology, sometimes keeping things simple—and separate—is the best option.

A handful of firms are trying to fix the problem of training the next generation of advisors. Advisors Ahead, a start up from an industry veteran, and a program inside Raymond James offer two examples of what advisor training may look like in the...