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David DeVoe: Of the deals completed so far this year, 55% were for $250 million or less.
July 26, 2010 at 3:33 AM

Brett Sharkey: Quite honestly, I was not interested in the idea at first. Look! We have done it; we are out [of Smith Barney]. That taste of freedom is sweet.

HighTower wins its first-ever existing RIA after offering the breakaway a new way to do business -- and a chat with David Pottruck

Three Bridge Wealth Advisors surpised itself by giving up its 'sweet' freedom to regain the advantages of scale

July 23, 2010 at 3:54 AM

Bernie Clark: The average assets of new teams that custody with Schwab has doubled compared to 2009.

Both Schwab and TD Ameritrade smash breakaway recruiting marks from last year

Schwab nets eight breakaway teams with more than $250 million of AUM each

July 22, 2010 at 3:57 AM

Tom McGuirk: "It was this intense feeling of euphoria and also a moment of whoa! I am really a business owner now."

How an Olympic hurdler and Smith Barney broker made the leap to his own RIA

Goal oriented: Tom McGuirk put his breakaway date on the wall in the place where his running time used to be

July 16, 2010 at 3:27 AM

Bernie Clark sees advisors building better businesses now that there isn't a bull market to make almost automatic.

Schwab's Bernie Clark on why RIAs are figuring out how to grow ... and other items from the RIABiz cutting room floor

What was left out of RIABiz's Amerprise story, and why; plus, advisory industry intelligence from our readership stats

July 12, 2010 at 5:14 AM

Dorie Rosenband: I invested $150,000 and still haven’t taken a salary, so this was a significant financial event for my family, but so worthwhile!

Dorie Rosenband's post-maternity return to Smith Barney shocked her into becoming a RIA

Seeking to build a practice serving women-in-transition, she hopes to attract other women advisors, too

July 9, 2010 at 6:25 AM

Scott Pritchard: As much as I’d like to say that Fidelity has lost their edge, I think this is just a reflection of the fact that a small percentage of plan sponsors have begun to recognize the value of working with independent RIAs.

What the confidential documents uncovered by Reuters say about Fidelity's future in the 401(k) business

A rare glimpse at the 401(k) giant's client tally shows slippage among big customers but its 401(k) business may be finding increased traction with advisors

July 8, 2010 at 6:58 AM

Scott Slater: I see it as the next step in the maturing of the RIA industry.

How the market downturn affected 870 Schwab RIAs in 2009 and how they are reacting to it in 2010

Profits took a tumble in the market downturn but resolve to grow is on the rise, according to a massive new survey

July 7, 2010 at 5:45 AM

Mike Byrnes: Plan now. The resulting greater success will be compounded over time.

What if you spent one hour a day on the #1 idea to free up time and cash flow?

10 people in the RIA business offer their best thought for making the second half of 2010 more productive

July 1, 2010 at 5:28 AM

Neesha Hathi is prepared to have Schwab accommodate most technology vendors but to marry far fewer

Schwab's Project C now has two tiers and three new names

The company's grand technology plan will include a modular plan and a turnkey package

June 29, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Michael Kim: Advisors learned a tough lesson that they need to keep the pedal to the metal and seeking referrals is the best way to do that.

Fidelity primes the referral pump for RIA clients

A new program gets a warm reception from advisors ready to snap out of hand-holding mode

June 25, 2010 at 3:35 AM

Barnaby Grist: If you fit into the LPL box, that’s a great place to be, but if you like to do things your own way, you probably want to go to an environment that’s more customized to your needs.

Cetera Financial shores up its technology as it prepares to take on LPL for big hybrid RIAs

The face-lift of the old ING broker-dealers is starting with a big investment in Advent Software

June 23, 2010 at 5:54 AM

Marc Channick: Any of the three of us could have turned the other two in and tripled their book of business

A Harvard lawyer, a Columbia MBA and an engineer break away from AllianceBernstein private client unit to form an RIA

The San Diego-based advisors may be among the first to leave the company to turn independent

June 16, 2010 at 5:25 AM

Julie Sunwoo: Advisors tell us that maximizing productivity and efficiency to enable growth is one of their top business priorities

Schwab launches 'university' for advisory personnel

The San Francisco-based custodian is taking a self-service approach to a crying need for training employees of RIA firms

June 16, 2010 at 5:24 AM

David DeVoe: The numbers have slowly crept up in terms of advisors that have these plans in place but we still see situations where folks don’t.

Favorite succession plan of RIAs remains the same: none at all

The biggest impediment to planning is finding a successor

June 7, 2010 at 5:23 AM

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