IBDs

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  SCF Lures Walnut Street Team of 4 Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  The move puts the Fresno-based independent broker-dealer at more than $1 billion in affilated client assets and 140 advisors.

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  Securities America Adds 6 Financial Affiliates With $3.75B in Assets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  The credit unions and banks include 15 financial advisors and are located in the Midwest, West and Northeast.

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  Pershing to Launch NetX360 Mobile Update at Insite

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  Pershing leverages the deep, $2 billion pockets of its BNY Mellon parent in a way that many competitors can’t match.

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  150 Advisors From Capital Investment Cos. Join FSI

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  The broker-dealer will pay for first-year membership for its representatives in independent BD association, which counts 35,000 individual advisor members.

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  Baird Nabs Morgan Stanley, UBS Advisors; Securities America Expands Recruiting Group

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  The new Baird teams come on board with some $800 million in client assets under management in Minnesota and Tennessee.

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  Larry Roth: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  Think about this the next time someone complains about not being able to “find the time” to get involved.

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  Advisors Mulling a Move Should Check the Elephant in the Room

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  Conversations about career transitions tend to focus on the advantages of making a move while ignoring the risks of moving, Cetera says.

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  Best Full-Service Investment Firms Ranked by Investors: J.D. Power—2013

  By Janet Levaux  |  May 9, 2013

  The satisfaction scores of some BDs is “lower than might be expected based on reported performance alone,” according to J.D. Power.

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  Advisors More Likely to Switch Firms With Family’s Approval

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  Memo to recruiters: A focus on the financial advantages of switching firms may ultimately be less effective than demonstrating how a move might improve the advisor’s work-life balance.

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  Middle-Age White Guys Need Not Apply: AIG’s Advisor Group Diversifies Recruitment

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  The traditional image of the wirehouse-trained advisor serving strictly HNW white males is giving way as women challenge assumptions about who the average investor is.