Scott E. Howell, who served $400 million in assets while a representative at HSBC in New York City, has gone independent and affiliated with LPL Financial. He also will use LPL’s corporate registered investment adviser and custodial platforms through Gladstone Wealth Partners, a large LPL office of supervisory jurisdiction.
Howell is currently based in Gladstone’s Chester, New Jersey, headquarters, with plans to open an office in Summit, New Jersey, a New York City suburb.
Zocks has inked an exclusive partnership with mega-RIA Hightower, while Jump becomes the choice AI operating system for Equitable Advisors' field force.
The agency's proposal to rescind the contentious 2024 Biden-era mandate opens up a 60-day public comment period.
The Carmel, Indiana RIA grew nearly 150% in assets since severing ties with its first backer following a FINRA dispute.
Meanwhile, Raymond James' employee arm adds a defector from D.A. Davidson, and South Carolina-based RIA Ballast Rock Private Wealth recruits a new advisor.
A FINRA arbitration panel sided with a former wealth manager fired over a $642 deli platter and a disputed client event.
As $84 trillion prepares to change hands, advisors who treat estate planning as peripheral are quietly building a sieve, not a book.
In volatile markets, the advisors who win aren't the ones with the best calls - they're the ones whose clients stay the course.
