Murphy Financial Advisors, a hybrid team managing $200 million in Amarillo, Texas, has switched affiliations to LPL from Cadaret Grant & Co. The six-person team will use LPL’s broker-dealer and corporate registered investment adviser platforms.
The group also is joining Happy Investment Services, the wealth management arm of Happy State Bank.
The team is led by Jess Murphy, who founded the firm in 1983, and his son, Nathan. It includes adviser Ryan Collins and three support staffers.
As other states curb non-competes, the East Coast growth hub could soon become the most employer-friendly jurisdiction in the US.
Early parenthood linked to lower fulfillment and fewer leadership roles, despite otherwise strong industry-wide support.
“It's the Golden Age, we're all blessed that this is where we are, what we do for a living, and that the sun is shining on the transition towards the RIA space," Creative Planning CIO Jamie Battmer said at a forum hosted by Goldman Sachs.
Strategists expect municipal bonds to best Treasuries during the four-month window from May until August, following a historical trend.
Elsewhere, Raymond James adds two advisors from Edward Jones and LPL, forming an LGBTQ+ focused practice in New Hampshire.
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.
