Independent financial advisors often operate their own advisory firms or work with independent businesses as opposed to representing larger brokerages Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | ...

Here are America's top independent financial advisors, as identified by Barron's. The ranking reflects the volume of assets overseen by the advisors and their teams, revenues generated for the firms, ...

To help support independent financial advisors, bipartisan legislation was introduced that seeks to remove “outdated regulatory barriers” that penalize them for operating as a small business.

Independent financial advisors are facing a pivotal moment as they seek to balance growth ambitions with the realities of a shifting market, according to a new study from Wells Fargo Advisors ...

This is the 15th installment in a Financial Planning series by Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger on how to build a successful RIA. See the previous stories here, or find them by following Salinger ...

New partnership provides direct access to tax data and account monitoring, streamlining client onboarding and planning Silver Oak Securities, Inc., a leading independent broker-dealer and ...

For the first time, the combined client assets involved with the 10 largest moves and M&A deals in the independent brokerage channel of wealth management have surpassed $1 trillion. Financial Planning ...

An independent financial advisor isn’t affiliated with a big investment firm. Instead, they run their own businesses or work for an independent firm. Independent advisors often have fewer conflicts of ...