Josh Welsh

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Josh Welsh

Senior Journalist

8 years experience25,710 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

Josh's specialty topics

RIA strategy and practice management Fintech Fixed income Succession planning and the "great wealth transfer"

Josh Welsh is a senior journalist in the Wealth vertical for Key Media, where he covers registered investment advisors (RIAs) and the business of running an advisory practice for InvestmentNews. He reports on practice management, fintech, fixed income, and succession planning, including the ongoing "great wealth transfer" reshaping the advisory industry. He has also contributed to InvestmentNews's sister publication Benefits and Pensions Monitor (BPM).

His reporting draws on direct conversations with RIA principals, advisors, and industry consultants, translating complex developments in practice management, technology adoption, and advisor compensation into clear, accurate coverage for industry decision-makers. He adheres to Key Media's editorial standards on sourcing, verification, and disclosure, and is committed to accuracy, balance, and accountability to readers.

Josh is a Humber Polytechnic graduate, with a bachelor's in journalism and a diploma in screen acting. Outside the newsroom, he's a member of the historic Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, an avid filmgoer, and continues to pursue his passion for acting.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I cover the RIA and advisor space around topics that practice owners and their teams can actually relate to, not just theory. Because this space can get inundated with the same themes, the most rewarding challenge is finding an angle that goes beyond the surface level.”

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Ameriprise sees impressive growth in third quarter
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2023
Ameriprise sees impressive growth in third quarter

Client assets are up 15%, while cash sweep and certificate balances are down $5.8 billion from the year-ago period.

Merrill compensation changes ‘very advisor friendly'
WIREHOUSES OCT 26, 2023
Merrill compensation changes ‘very advisor friendly'

Industry experts give their verdict on the wirehouse’s decision to replace its ‘growth grid’ with a ‘growth award.'

Women advisors are leading through collaboration
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY OCT 25, 2023
Women advisors are leading through collaboration

Several women advisors talk about their work and the support they get from other women advisors ahead of the Women Advisor Summit on Nov. 8.

Advisors prefer independent business models, Fidelity finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2023
Advisors prefer independent business models, Fidelity finds

Firm launches Independence Hub to help educate those advisors making the transition to independence.

Raymond James partners with 55ip on tax management enhancements
FINTECH OCT 17, 2023
Raymond James partners with 55ip on tax management enhancements

Services such as rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting will be available on Raymond James' managed accounts platform.

Wealth Enhancement Group buys Los Angeles RIA
RIA NEWS OCT 13, 2023
Wealth Enhancement Group buys Los Angeles RIA

KCS Wealth Advisory manages over $373 million in client assets.

Fintech launches new AI-driven compliance platform
FINTECH OCT 12, 2023
Fintech launches new AI-driven compliance platform

Avery will track firmwide compliance protocols for RIAs, broker-dealers and banks.

Philanthropy resources for advisors
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY OCT 11, 2023
Philanthropy resources for advisors

Jennifer Lehman highlights information that advisors can employ to amplify their impact on their clients.

Firms need to address consumer preferences
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2023
Firms need to address consumer preferences

There's a disconnect between what what clients are looking for and what advisory firms are providing, according to a Herbers & Co. study.

Women advisors are succeeding through authenticity
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY OCT 10, 2023
Women advisors are succeeding through authenticity

Being authentic can deliver trust, growth and success for an advisory firm.