"The tradional brokerage business is, by all appearances, on its way out." 

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After years of being considered acquisition targets, regional broker/dealers may be making a comeback.

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As financial advisor ratings websites like BrightScope and Advice IQ proliferate, advisors are going to have to get comfortable with having their records a click away from clients and prospects.

  As You may have heard that E.F. Hutton is back. A brand new firm with a long legacy—the original E.F. Hutton was founded in 1904—it’s still in the process of setting up shop. Former executive Frank Campanale is at the helm and is stackin...