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, ...

Learn effective strategies to locate and select a financial advisor in your area Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...

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 ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is once again proposing changes to how broker-dealers supervise some of the work of advisors registered with independent broker-dealers, touching ...

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 ...

Independent financial advisors aren't affiliated with big investment firms. Instead, they run their own businesses or work for independent firms. Independent advisors often have fewer conflicts of ...