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Peter DeSantis joins LPL from Cetera Advisor Networks in an early step in his succession plan.

The publicly traded company will now buy HK Financial Services for $100 million, down from $160 million in the original agreement, but adds a contingency agreement for performance-based payouts.

Creative Planning added Coe Financial Services, an RIA based in Wichita, Kan.

Vanguard and Charles Schwab's websites both got high marks from investors making decisions without the counsel of a financial advisor, according to a new J.D. Power survey.

Instead of sticking to an employee model or full independence, large firms are embracing the hybrid affiliation model.

One of the ways LPL is supporting its advisors in this tough time is by eliminating transaction fees on ETFs from First Trust and Global X.

A growing number of financial professionals are offering pro bono guidance to people who need it.

The review comes from assessments of how member firms were working toward compliance.

The Paycheck Protection Program is aimed to help assist small businesses retain employees, but advisors have joined others in navigating changing guidelines and ran into immense demand.