Era, founded by former Stripe employees, replaces traditional client-advisor interaction with automated portfolios and AI agents targeting investors priced out of human advice.

The $52 billion hybrid RIA, which has 41% of advisor teams led by women, says stronger university pathways are critical to boosting female advisor headcount across the industry.

Even as Summit Financial takes a minority stake in $1.2 billion Signet, CEO Stan Gregor says market volatility tied to conflict in Iran is delaying other transactions.

With a $2,000 minimum and fractional shares, the custodian is bringing direct indexing to advisors serving client accounts below the traditional six-figure entry point.

TRO bars Joan Greenspon and Amanda Salyer from reaching out to hundreds of former Edelman clients representing more than $300 million in assets, who left the mega-RIA following the advisors' departures in February.

The $326 billion mega-RIA is committing $175 million in equity to advisors as firms across the industry increasingly use ownership stakes to recruit and retain talent.

Direct indexing adoption accelerates as advisors target tax efficiency, personalization, and high-net-worth customization, while ETFs remain broader portfolio building blocks.

Independent RIAs have become the fastest-growing advisor channel as consolidators, equity incentives, and tax-efficient deal structures reshape recruiting – and expose growing tensions around career paths, ownership, and scale.

Millions of Mercer client records were allegedly exposed by ShinyHunters, which also targeted Beacon Pointe Advisors and Pathstone Family Office.

While Robinhood fully embraces prediction markets, Schwab CEO Rick Wurster says he’s “absolutely open” to integrating trades on employment or inflation predictions instead of current markets dominated by sports events.