Schwab says it will also use more annuities to meet the swelling demand for retirement income but Jefferson National's CEO questions the custodians' focus on traditional annuities

Tussles over scale, branding and professional service played out vividly in Vegas

The $211-billion Chicago giant is counting on Jeff Cusack to introduce an alternative investments flavor to spice up its more vanilla offerings

DOL guidance is making a difference and so is bank and wirehouse reluctance to take on fiduciary risk

Randy Long boasted that he'd pick off the big boys' clients and came through with the help of a crack team of 12 young turks

The big broker-dealer will leverage the acquired firm's alternative-investments research and portfolio management with a new offering

The Orion chief was taken aback by overwhelmed advisors but found time for predawn runs, a pep talk from a legendary coach, a tour of the Cowboys' stadium and the launch of 80 apps

Aggregator honchos appeared together under the unloved roll-up tag to highlight differing and evolving facets of their firms

The biggest of LPL's affiliates shows a walk-before-run approach to inorganic growth

The coming 'life management' model won't be addressed by the big guys or the little ones in this very young industry, says the United Capital CEO

The Schwab CEO says that moves are permanent and that ETFs are not a loss-leader for his firm

The endowment model's 20-year winning streak had consultants and asset managers imitating its high-risk strategies -- and then came the crash

Participants using mutual funds with active management pay for their passively managed brethren; with fiduciary issues being taken for real, this is a problem

Doug Pyle and Radnor Capital were absorbed by the firm back in 1999 and now they're finding footing in independence again

A former Barclays and Lehman gun, Jonathan Morris will handle the myriad of deals the platform provider forms with vendors and advisors alike

Tim Welsh gets the consulting godfather to open up about NetX360, how roll-ups roll and the tripling of custody assets at Pershing

The commission says Ray Lucia back-testing is questionable but some high-profile defenders take his side

Elliot Weissbluth, Knut Rostad, Charles Goldman and Joe Duran helped show us why thought leadership begins when sparks fly

Cetera says the move will help advisors attract clients, but RMR Wealth Builders, seeing it as prelude to a sale, has signed on with IEP Financial

Tim Kochis and the virtual Moss Adams all-stars brought firepower to the 2nd annual Business and Wealth Management Conference

The new venture appears to be the Boston giant's long-awaited foray into exchange traded funds but some details are still being carefully guarded

Establishing where free ends and fee begins can be challenging, but learning the art of declining gracefully is essential to focusing on what's important in your practice

The Chicago-based consolidator announces in Las Vegas that it is gambling that it can deliver a business model similar to Dynasty Financial Partners

With about $800 million in assets combined, the teams were bone-loyal to Mother Merrill for decades before everything changed in 2008 -- and kept changing

The United Capital CEO is bringing aboard Gail Graham, a former Fidelity higher up, and Stephanie Bogan, a former Genworth luminary, to be sure the firm's capacity keeps pace with marketing

With more than 100 breakout sessions -- not counting Black Diamond's dozen -- the conference provided deep dives into the joined firms' bag of wares

The freshly minted CEO talks about playing catch-up with cloud technology, Advent's acquisition plans and his continuing partnership with Reed Colley

FTJ FundChoice took its assets from a bank in the name of efficiencies aimed at big growth

The executive proved an adept turnaround artist; now the RIA-owned company is left to search for his replacement

Buckingham Asset Management won a single Facebook employee and now it's all hands on deck as eight teams see prospects -- often til 2 a.m.

Under outgoing CEO Jessica Bibliowicz, the bruised but fast-growing New York aggregator no longer resembles its insurance-dependent 2008 self

Focus and its biggest RIA, Buckingham, exited the Protocol this summer while Lori Van Dusen signed on, but there's no change in its strategy to go after breakaway brokers, co-founder says

Peter Giza says he's still bullish on the company as he charts his next move

Scott Leonard, Tim Kochis, Ron Rhoades, Steve Lockshin and Mike Brown have each shown backbone in their own way

The giant RIA custodian explains it deliberate pace as a balancing of innovation with the veracity of the existing platform

The former Moss Adams star will still serve the Fusion constituency but The Ensemble Practice LLC will let him spread his wings, too

After three private equity firms passed on the deal for the $50-billion aggregator, Polaris Venture Partners' Alan Spoon seems to be calling shots and comfortable with its options

Some are still pining for Ron, but Lauren Locker is confident she'll be able to win over her audience

The former Fidelity star -- and an almost star in 'Jaws' -- made an intra-Jersey City move but actually never left Boston

It started as 25 people with notepads and Southern accents surrounding the Royal Alliance-using Miami--based advisor principals

The ex-branch manager-centric business model may indicate true north for True Private Wealth Advisors, in Oregon particularly

Hewins Financial is making the no-minimum move after a six-figure investment in Tamarac software