Andrew Cohen

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.

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Northwestern Mutual: ‘Financially behind’ young investors turn to prediction markets, sports betting
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 09, 2026
Northwestern Mutual: ‘Financially behind’ young investors turn to prediction markets, sports betting

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.

RIA startup Range plans to eliminate its advisor workforce as AI takes over
RIA NEWS MAR 06, 2026
RIA startup Range plans to eliminate its advisor workforce as AI takes over

Range, an RIA managing about $700 million, currently employs roughly 25 financial advisors, but CEO Fahad Hassan says, "over the next one to three years, our plan is to eliminate our own advisor base," as the company further develops its AI wealth management tools.

Accelerated Wealth Partners eyes 5 or 6 RIA investments: 'Not trying to be Focus 2.0'
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2026
Accelerated Wealth Partners eyes 5 or 6 RIA investments: 'Not trying to be Focus 2.0'

“I'd rather help five firms grow from $2 billion to $10 billion than help 30 firms just hover along,” says AWP founder and former Focus Financial Partners chief growth officer Eric Amar.

Mercer Advisors forms Women & Wealth unit to court $34 trillion opportunity
RIA NEWS MAR 04, 2026
Mercer Advisors forms Women & Wealth unit to court $34 trillion opportunity

The new practice from the mega-RIA will focus on serving female-led households as McKinsey projects women to control $34 trillion by 2030.

Hightower Signature Wealth eyes $50 billion as more RIAs ditch independence
RIA NEWS MAR 04, 2026
Hightower Signature Wealth eyes $50 billion as more RIAs ditch independence

Journey Strategic Wealth, a $5 billion RIA, becomes the first external acquisition for Hightower Signature Wealth, advancing the W-2 model that CEO Larry Restieri calls “largely the future of Hightower.”

Robinhood pilots referral program to RIAs with at least $500 million in assets
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2026
Robinhood pilots referral program to RIAs with at least $500 million in assets

In an increasingly crowded RIA referral market, TradePMR and Robinhood are banking on the app's young investor base to funnel Gen Z and millennials with at least $250,000 in investable assets to participating advisors.

Allocate taps advisor demand for fund exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic
ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2026
Allocate taps advisor demand for fund exposure to OpenAI, Anthropic

CEO Samir Kaji explains how Allocate's private markets platform positions RIAs to capitalize on companies driving the AI economy outside of Nvidia and other blue chips.

Kalshi adds another brokerage partner amid insider trading tied to MrBeast employee
FINTECH FEB 26, 2026
Kalshi adds another brokerage partner amid insider trading tied to MrBeast employee

Brokerage fintech DriveWealth will integrate with Kalshi's prediction markets, as a MrBeast employee was fined and suspended over insider trading on Kalshi.

Robinhood, Savvy Wealth tap April for AI-powered tax filings
FINTECH FEB 26, 2026
Robinhood, Savvy Wealth tap April for AI-powered tax filings

April has already handled more than $1 billion in refunds this tax season, offering advisors the ability to model the tax impact of client decisions like large stock sales or Roth conversions.

LPL, Orion add Anthropic's new AI for advisors
BOLT-ONS FEB 25, 2026
LPL, Orion add Anthropic's new AI for advisors

Anthropic's new Claude integrations target RIAs, broker dealers, custodians, TAMPs, as new research from DeepVest finds mainstream AI models produce errors on 85 percent of investment management prompts.