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IBD Elite 2026: The 15 largest independent brokerages in wealth management

Over the past decade, the annual revenue gap between LPL and any other independent brokerage has soared to more than 100% from less than 1%. But that doesn't mean that the No. 1 fi...

IBD Elite 2026: The 10 fastest growing independent brokerages

The largest firm in the independent brokerage channel is also the fastest growing. But the industry's rapid expansion alongside rising equity values over the past three years may b...

IBD Elite 2026: Top 10 firms with the fastest growing payouts

Some midsize firms joined three giants of the industry in surpassing their peers among independent brokerages, in terms of the percentage increase in their average payouts per fina...

IBD Elite 2026: Download FP's list of the largest independent brokerages in wealth management

The printable PDF includes rankings based on the firms' 2025 revenue as well as the number of financial advisors, compensation, total client account assets and more.

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: Which Independent Model Is Right for Financial Advisors?

A discussion unpacking today’s IBD vs. RIA landscape, explaining what has changed, where each model excels, and how to determine which path best supports the business you want to b...

IBD Elite 2026: How 5 top firms compete on clearing and custody

Executives from some of the largest firms in the channel — Ameriprise, Kestra Financial, Cetera, LPL Financial and Osaic — discuss how clearing and custody fits into their approach...

IBD Elite 2026: The firms with the largest percentage of women advisors

More than half of the independent brokerages participating in this year's IBD Elite study declined to disclose the share of women among financial advisors at their firms. Those tha...

Chartered status becomes a trust signal for brokers as consolidation reshapes the market

As private equity-backed consolidators scale up across UK distribution, independent brokers are turning to professional accreditation to prove their credibility

Most ex-Commonwealth advisors don't go RIA. These did with Merit

An industry recruiter said departing Commonwealth teams tend to stick with brokerages because their objections are less to IBDs and more to LPL. Generous transition deals also help...

&Partners Recruits Two Teams With $1.5B in AUM

The St. Louis-based hybrid broker/dealer brought on practices from Commonwealth and Wells Fargo, reaching $60B in total assets.

IBD Elite 2026: The cryptic costs of clearing and custody for advisors

In a constantly changing industry, clearing and custody fees defy generalizations. The largest independent broker-dealers present financial advisors with the choice of working with...

Why a $1.5B wirehouse team considered independence but jumped to Merrill

Although many advisors choose to leave Wall Street mainstays in favor of firms offering greater independence, some find they're still most at home at another wirehouse. Just ask To...

$3.5B iTP Partners Leaves Osaic to Launch RIA with Cetera's Blueprint

iTP Partners, which had been acquired in 2022 into what would become Osaic, has departed for Cetera after speaking with “multiple” broker/dealers.

Fidelis Capital on Breaking Away to a 'Different Path'

The CEO of an RIA founded by wirehouse breakaway advisors explains how the firm is providing family office-like services without ceding ownership.

Side opens platform to outside firms; IRE unveils ‘Streams Studio’

The back-office system is now available to indie, franchise-affiliated firms. Plus, Breezy opens Underbuilt Radar to consumers; Cloze adds Open House app; more.

Two UNICO hires expose the next front in broker competition

The real advantage isn't the roster - it's the timing

SWE90 Separates Fiduciary Advisory and Regulation Best Interest Roles

How Baker Street Advisors Built a $21B RIA Through Organic Growth, Client Focus

Baker Street Advisors sold a majority stake in 2015, but rather than become a serial acquirer, the San Francisco-based RIA focused on client commitment, referrals and homegrown adv...

Canada's regulators receive OBSI evaluation as binding dispute resolution advances

The independent review of OBSI is in - and it feeds a bigger shift for advisers

TBIG's latest deal signals a shift in what broker consolidators are paying for

TBIG's majority-stake structure offers brokers a live example of succession planning that doesn't require a full trade sale

UBS Recruits 3 Advisor Teams of Combined $2.6B in Client Assets

The advisors join UBS from competitors Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley as the Swiss bank seeks to bolster its wealth management footprint in North America.

As Wells Fargo cut services, this founder built a firm with frustrated private bankers

Rick Simonetti knows it's not easy recruiting private bankers and then moving their clients and assets. That hasn't stopped him from building Fidelis Capital into a $3 billion firm...

Bankers Edge Advisory Launches Buy-Side M&A Practice for Lower Middle Market Platform Builders

A single advisor across deal origination, platform creation, capital formation, and transaction execution - built for private equity firms, family offices, independent sponsors, an...

OneDigital Draws $1.8B Wealth Team from IBD Cetera

The eight-advisor team will bolster OneDigital’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic.