LPL Financial saw mixed results in the first quarter, with lower earnings and net new advisory assets and record net revenue and advisory and brokerage assets.
Savant Capital Management and The Monitor Group say combining forces gives them a more holistic level of expertise and a retirement route for their advisors – more importantly, they aren’t giving up equity to aggregators.
Despite the focus on retaining Morgan Keegan advisors and integrating the b/d into its operations, Raymond James reported a solid recruiting quarter as well as record advisor productivity.
Full-service brokerage firms need to take a lesson from their fast-growing online peers when it comes to communicating with clients via technology, says MFEA panelists.
Elite advisors are very serious about their profession and are always looking to improve.
