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Today, Advisor Group announced the successful affiliation to its network of Brett Straub and Stephanie Wade, independent financial advisors with more than $120 million in total client assets, from Principal Securities.

Many believe that as the war continues, Russia’s cybercrimes will only escalate. Are U.S.-based independent financial firms or advisors likely targets for malicious actors on a global scale? Perhaps not. Still, as threats become increasingly sophisticated and cybercriminals search for additional victims, it makes sense for any business to harden its digital defenses.

Head of digital solutions for 10,000 financial advisor-strong wealth management firm sees enormous opportunities for tech-driven business growth in 2022 and beyond.

After announcing significant investments in technology as part of a broader digital transformation strategy late last year, Advisor Group is following up with a wave of senior management team hires.

Advisor Group announced the successful recruitment to its network of James Putnam and Babak "Bobby" Payvandi, a pair of financial advisors based in the greater Sacramento, Calif. area that collectively oversee $174 million in total client assets.

Advisor Group President and CEO Jamie Price shares how revisiting his family's estate plans taught him about the growing importance of emotional intelligence, or EQ, in the advisor/client relationship.

Advisor Group launched several enhanced technology platforms including Express Onboarding, a newly designed Advisor Business Hub portal, and an upgraded customer relationship management platform for its 10,100 or so financial professionals who the company said now oversee over $475 billion in client assets.

The advisors are joining Advisor Group subsidiary Royal Alliance Associates through one of its most successful Super-OSJ groups – Bellevue, Wash.-based Pacific Capital Resource Group (PCRG).

​Advisor Group announced the successful inclusion of three independent wealth management practices that collectively oversee $498 million in client assets. The three practices are joining Advisor Group through SagePoint Financial and one of SagePoint's fastest-growing hybrid RIAs, Las Vegas-based The AmeriFlex Group®.

Advisor Group, the nation's largest network of independent wealth management firms, today successfully concluded the fourth annual NxG Conference, a two-day virtual experience for top-performing financial professionals in the first 15 years of their careers. The event featured workshops, discussion groups and networking opportunities to develop skill sets, learn from peers and build enduring businesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced serious changes in the way many advisors do business, from the largest wirehouses to independent practices. They leaned into technology in new ways and offered more holistic wealth management approaches, such as answering questions about PPP loans and the benefits of cryptocurrency.

Advisor Group has hired Amy Hamilton, former executive vice president and chief audit executive for LPL Financial, as the firm’s new chief of staff and head of internal audit. The addition is the latest move in the firm’s efforts to tap top talent and build out its executive ranks in the wake of its acquisition of Ladenburg Thalmann, said President and CEO Jamie Price.