Advisor Business

Dynasty Gets Ambitious About Recruiting $300M Advisors

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We knew that Dynasty Financial Partners hit the ground running, but now it appears that the firm wants to reach $50 billion in AUM by 2016.

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Fidelity Finds That The Number Of Advisors On The Move Is Holding Steady, But They're Taking More Accounts With Them When They go

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While the percentage of all advisors on the move in any year seems to have leveled off post-recession, those changing firms are taking more of their clients with them when they go.

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Arrest Warrants Out For Alleged Ringleaders Of $32 Million M&A Insider Trading Scheme

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The SEC has charged a corporate lawyer and a trader with colluding to profit from early information on at least 11 mergers and acquisitions. A criminal case is also pending.

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Dynasty Financial Partners Grabs Schwab Vet To Run RIA Services

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Up-and-coming independent advisory network Dynasty Financial Partners has wooed away Charles Schwab's head of consolidation to run its RIA outreach, recruiting, and transition activities.

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State Of The Industry: Too Many Advisors, Aging Too Fast? Or Is Everything Just Right?

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About 16% of advisors reportedly quit the business every year and those who remain are getting older. But does this mean that the strong players are simply squeezing out their less experienced counterparts?

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