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Exploring the Independent Broker Dealer Space
A conversation about the IBD model with Commonwealth Financial Network’s Managing Principal of Business Development, Andrew Daniels. Learn how the firm, 40 years in the making, has evolved and how their model differentiates itself from others in the independent space. 
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In the News
17Jun
Five burning questions about Goldman Sachs, post $750m United deal
Louis Diamond Quoted By Ian Wenik The RIA community has a new kid on the block. You may be familiar…
Read More13Jun
Why So Few Women Opt for Independence — and How More Could
Mindy Diamond Quoted Many of the qualities that make women excellent financial advisors are also keeping them from making the…
Read More12Jun
What does it mean when superstar breakaway brokers bolt again?
Mindy Diamond Quoted By Bruce Kelly In 2008, when a group of advisers in charge of $7 billion Merrill Lynch to set…
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Merrill Lynch Team Goes for Independence with Sanctuary
By Garrett Keyes The financial advice team of Enclave Wealth Advisors, responsible for $275 million in client assets, has left Merrill Lynch for…
Read More11Jun
Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back
By Mindy Diamond When I was 6 years old, my father insisted I was ready to ride my bicycle without…
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$275m Merrill Lynch team breaks away
By Michelle Abrego Independent network Sanctuary Wealth has added a Merrill Lynch breakaway team with $275 million in client assets.…
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HighTower spent at least $100 million to buy the love [and revenues] of its own advisors, a key sign an IPO or sale is taking shape, industry observers say
Louis Diamond Quoted By Lisa Shidler HighTower Advisors has finished investing the $100 million haul staked by Thomas H. Lee Partners, ending a…
Read More11Jun
Dynasty’s Freedom Note’ Brings a Wirehouse Recruiting Trick to Independents
Mindy Diamond Quoted By Diana Britton For years, wirehouses have attracted and retained advisors by offering them a significant up-front…
Read More07Jun
UBS Recruited Fewer Than Two Dozen U.S. Advisors This Year, Executive Says
Louis Diamond Quoted By Mason Braswell UBS Wealth Management officials have said they continue to selectively recruit high-producing brokers in…
Read More06Jun
$17B gone: The biggest-ever advisory team exit and the bank that lost it
Louis Diamond Quoted By Ann Marsh It’s a historic week in wealth management. No bank, regardless of size, has ever…
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