Andrew Cohen

 
   

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Andrew Cohen

   

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Andrew Cohen is a financial journalist covering registered investment advisors (RIAs) and wealth management for InvestmentNews, based in New York. He brings hands-on beat experience reporting on RIA consolidation, independent advisory growth, and the evolving wealth management landscape across the United States. Prior to joining InvestmentNews, Andrew reported on family offices and private wealth as a reporter for Crain Currency. He has spent several years covering business journalism across a range of industries, including roles at Sports Business Journal and Front Office Sports.

     
     

How I think about writing for this industry…

     
       

“My reporting focuses on how competitive strategy, technology, regulation, and advisor movement are shaping the wealth management industry. Much of my work is through the lens of private equity's influence on RIAs.”

     
     
       

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Featured content from Andrew

              Schwab joins Fidelity in credential-sharing crackdown; Pontera escalates Fidelity blame                     Mariner runs $35 million tab on AI workforce                     Raymond James' offer is "no brainer" over LPL, says Commonwealth advisor            
       

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  • Crain Currency
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  • Front Office Sports
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  • Sports Business Journal
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Education

       
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  • B.S. in Journalism, Ohio University
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Equity culture drives $503M firm's move to Merit Financial
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 29, 2026
Equity culture drives $503M firm's move to Merit Financial

Towson Wealth Management joins Merit Financial after advisors received equity stakes as part of their transition package

Peter Mallouk leads bets with Mark Cuban as S&P 500 doubles stock picks
EQUITIES JUL 28, 2026
Peter Mallouk leads bets with Mark Cuban as S&P 500 doubles stock picks

Creative Planning's CEO holds a wide lead at the halfway mark of two $1 million charity wagers from five years ago.

Commonwealth-affiliated Longwave hires from LPL-affiliated firm amid Pacific Northwest expansion
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JUL 28, 2026
Commonwealth-affiliated Longwave hires from LPL-affiliated firm amid Pacific Northwest expansion

ESG-focused Longwave Financial, approaching $1B AUM, acquired Seattle-based MG Financial and hired a client services manager from an LPL-affiliated firm.

Ellevest raises financial planning fee 33% in upmarket shift
RIA NEWS JUL 24, 2026
Ellevest raises financial planning fee 33% in upmarket shift

The Sallie Krawcheck-founded firm's increase reflects a 52% surge in average advisor retainer fees since 2023

Tampa RIA Fidelis Capital hires BofA Private Bank equity strategist
RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2026
Tampa RIA Fidelis Capital hires BofA Private Bank equity strategist

Herb Achey is the latest Bank of America Private Bank alumnus to land at the Tampa RIA serving UHNW families.

AI enters RIA hiring and recruiting process, Schwab finds
GORIA TOOLKIT JUL 23, 2026
AI enters RIA hiring and recruiting process, Schwab finds

Nearly half of surveyed RIAs use AI to write job descriptions and more than a third use AI to develop interview questions.

Going RIA is a one-way street
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 23, 2026
Going RIA is a one-way street

As wirehouses and broker-dealers keep losing advisors and assets to RIA channels, industry leaders say the decade-long migration is still only in its early innings

Envestnet launches redesigned trading platform for advisors
FINTECH JUL 21, 2026
Envestnet launches redesigned trading platform for advisors

Envestnet Wealth Trading replaces legacy FolioDynamix tools with a unified platform built for portfolio-wide rebalancing

Carson Group launches equity program for W-2 advisors and staff
RIA NEWS JUL 21, 2026
Carson Group launches equity program for W-2 advisors and staff

The mega-RIA's new program targets next-gen advisors and staff, but one recruiter calls equity offers "lottery tickets."

Mariner runs $35 million tab on AI workforce
TRANSFORMATION JUL 20, 2026
Mariner runs $35 million tab on AI workforce

The mega-RIA's Humanity Labs deal aims to free advisors from back-office work, costing $50,000 per year for each of the 700 bots that make up Mariner's AI workforce.