A four-adviser team that was managing $583 million at Kestra is moving to SagePoint Financial, a unit of Advisor Group.
The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based firm, Charles Stephens, will affiliate with SagePoint via super OSJ AmeriFlex Financial Services.
Charles Stephens is led by Adam Ciepiela and Kelly Famiglietta and includes Steve Ciepiela, who founded the firm in 1983, and Jonathan Stoner.
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Cresset's Susie Cranston is expecting an economic recession, but says her $65 billion RIA sees "great opportunity" to keep investing in a down market.
“There’s a big pull to alternative investments right now because of volatility of the stock market,” Kevin Gannon, CEO of Robert A. Stanger & Co., said.
Sellers shift focus: It's not about succession anymore.
Platform being adopted by independent-minded advisors who see insurance as a core pillar of their business.
RIAs face rising regulatory pressure in 2025. Forward-looking firms are responding with embedded technology, not more paperwork.
As inheritances are set to reshape client portfolios and next-gen heirs demand digital-first experiences, firms are retooling their wealth tech stacks and succession models in real time.
