Thrivent Advisor Network’s first outside recruit has big growth plans and an average advisor age of 24.

This year, J.D. Power measured advisor satisfaction at both the employee and independent firms.

After nearly 18 years at Morgan Stanley, Emily Bowersock Hill bid the wirehouse adieu for the RIA channel.

'Ameriprise evolved to become a leader in supporting independent advisors,' says Divisha Kapur, who joins the firm’s independent arm.

The Oregon Community Credit Union team, which oversees $340 million in client assets, has affiliated with Priority Financial Group, a Phoenix-based hybrid RIA and super OSJ of Securities America.

Wirehouse advisors are changing their business practice to cater to their professional athlete clients.

Cary Street will merge with Waypoint Advisors, creating a combined firm with $4 billion in client assets.

The firm has added Plaza Advisory Group, an advisor team with $1.2 billion in client assets, the first to join its new independent contractor model.

Former UBS advisor Matt Kilgroe, who advises sports and entertainment professionals, has left the brokerage to launch his own firm, Cyndeo Wealth Partners.

The partnership with Bain Wealth Management, a $100 million RIA in Salem, Ore., provides a good example of Carson Group’s strategy.