Kyle Smith and Michael Sandlin, who managed $740 million at Truist Investment Services in Raleigh, North Carolina, have joined Linsco, the employee channel of LPL Financial.
Truist is the new name for the former BB&T Scott & Stringfellow.
Joining the two representatives at SmithSandlin Wealth Planning are their three office support members.
Recruited assets, organic growth both powered ahead
Goldman Sachs' Padi Raphael, Global Co-Head of Third-Party Wealth, said the "door is always open" regarding a potential RIA referral program, as the firm looks to serve the "mega trend" of growing wealth from independent advisors.
UBS research finds lack of planning and communication as key challenges for high-net-worth widows and next-generation women in navigating inheritances.
The proposed "all markets" fund is structured to enable quarterly redemptions, driven by investments in public equities, fixed income, and private market assets.
The firm has been dogged by compliance issues for years, resulting in multiple fines by various regulatory bodies.
From direct lending to asset-based finance to commercial real estate debt.
RIAs face rising regulatory pressure in 2025. Forward-looking firms are responding with embedded technology, not more paperwork.
