Even advisors with no interest in the wirehouse recruiting wars should pay attention to the success -- or failure -- of Merrill Lynch to shift its talent mix toward the high and low end of the market simultaneously.
The biggest independent broker-dealer is winning applause for growing on a year-over-year basis, but August's market disaster knocked a lot of the momentum out of LPL's third-quarter results.
Regions Bank may be close to a deal to sell independent broker-dealer Morgan Keegan, but is reportedly offering $200 million of its own cash to make it happen.
While other firms throughout the industry are trying to scale up, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is still eager to get a little leaner. Maybe just not like this.
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