Stiles Financial Services Inc., an Edina, Minn.-based hybrid overseeing $600 million, has switched its broker-dealer affiliation to LaSalle St. Securities from Cambridge Investment Research. Stiles said that it will retain its own registered investment advisory unit.
The seven-person Stiles firm, which specializes in retirement plan consulting in addition to serving individual investors, was founded in 2000 by Susan Stiles.
LaSalle Street Securities is part of Elmhurst, Ill.-based LaSalle St., a group of firms that supports more than 300 financial advisers overseeing $10 billion in assets.
Carson has fully acquired another firm in Florida, while Simon Quick Advisors finds its third perfect-fit partner in a Las Vegas-based boutique.
FINRA has been focused on firms and their use of social media for several years.
The model has surged in popularity thanks to its fiduciary appeal, but the show is far from over for no-fee and commission-based arrangements.
Asset managers filing to launch dual share-class mutual funds, creating an ETF sleeve for existing strategies, could end up eroding key benefits of the wrapper.
The two wealth tech firms are continuing to expand their reach among firms as they support advisor productivity and client data protection.
How intelliflo aims to solve advisors' top tech headaches—without sacrificing the personal touch clients crave
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