<i>Berkshire Investment Group takes top spot in Report Card after advisors rate their firm No. 1.</i>
<i>Integration of acquired assets is key to successful takeover</i>
<i>Consolidators gobble up the independents</i>
<i>The planning business is becoming more institutionalized - and more professional</i>
<i>Reps receive signals, subtle and otherwise, to sell proprietary products</i>