
Top 5 Factors Mass Affluent Use in Selecting an Advisor

5. Depth of Products and Services (80%)

4. Fees and Commissions (85%)

3. Investment Track Record (91%)

2. Transparency (92%)

CEO Ron Kruszewski received praise for leading the firm's wealth management unit to a record for revenue, despite costly legal setbacks.
A disjointed response, a lack of an agreed definition and unreliable statistics on losses hinder antifraud efforts by the government and industry, the GAO says.
Edward Jones meanwhile reshuffles its leadership ranks amid its push to become a full-service financial planning firm, and Rockefeller picks up big teams from Merrill.
A review of broker pay data reveals surprising trends in how top firms reward their brokers.
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As LPL fights to keep teams in the fold, competitors are making strong plays and pointing to the large brokerage's perceived blemishes. The founders of KRM Investment Counsel said they also found what they wanted at Arkadios, an employee-owned firm.