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.
Meanwhile in Florida, Raymond James welcomed a multigenerational advisor group from Stifel, while Merrill reeled in Morgan Stanley advisors in the Chicago North and Nashville markets.
But management remains focused on UBS advisors’ ability to reel in new assets.
VanEck is leaning on Allocate's operating platform to bring a private markets offering to financial advisors in weeks, not months.
The Omaha-based RIA's second Hanover office deepens its US expansion as industry dealmaking hits a record clip in 2026.
The two alternative-investment platforms' new financing – coming from Blue Owl, Carlyle, Franklin Templeton and other big-name backers – signals deepening advisor demand for private-market access.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
