Going Independent

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  LPL Beats Q4 Estimates, Outlines Outsourcing Plans

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2013

  LPL Financial said that it was planning to spend $70 million to $75 million through 2014 on outsourcing of back-office and other functions, information technology and related restructuring of its operations.

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  LPL, Country’s Largest IBD, Grapples With Its Own Success

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  While LPL, which reported earnings Wednesday, may lay off workers in some areas, its tech and research units are hiring as the IBD seeks selective growth.

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  Focus Financial Adds $1B RIA

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  Portfolio Strategy Group joins the partnership with five advisors.

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  Road to Independence Is Particularly Rocky for Minorities

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2013

  Despite the hurdles minorities face in going independent, it should still be a goal for young planners.

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  7 Predictions for the Advisory Industry: Philip Palaveev

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 29, 2013

  When Philip Palaveev says he’s going to look into the proverbial crystal ball, he doesn’t waste time.

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  RIA M&A Grew 30% in 2012, With Most Deals Done by Big Firms: Schwab

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  National acquiring firms, like HighTower, Focus Financial and United Capital, remained the dominant buyers, with 25 of the 45 total M&A deals, Schwab reports.

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  What’s Your Advisory Firm Worth? Successful RIAs Reveal Secret of True Value

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  Six top RIAs from the aRIA Group think tank consider how advisors can grow the value of their business based on variables such as cash flow, organic growth and risk.

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  Commonwealth Grabs Monarch Retirement Group From SII Investments

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 22, 2013

  The news comes on the heels of Commonwealth’s announcement that Schluchter Investment Advisors had joined the firm.

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  In Review Season, More Clients Say They Don’t Need One

  By Mike Patton  |  January 16, 2013

  On the sixth anniversary of traveling my Road to Independence as an RIA, what I’m saying to clients, and what they’re saying to me.

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  Brokers Angered Over FINRA’s Bonus Disclosure Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2013

  Brokers and advisors wasted little time weighing in with their emotional comments on FINRA’s controversial plan to require brokers to disclose their recruitment compensation packages.