A three-adviser team managing $380 million at RBC Capital Markets has gone independent and affiliated with LPL Financial through its Strategic Wealth Services platform.
George Chardukian, Adam Goldstein and Maria Peralta formed Adara Wealth Management and opened an office in Tucson, Arizona. They will use LPL’s broker-dealer, corporate RIA and custodial platforms and receive operational and management support from LPL.
Chardukian has been in the industry since 1982 and joined RBC in 2002. He hired Goldstein as a college intern, leading to his full-time employment immediately after he graduated in 2007.
The "Crypto Mom" departure would leave the SEC commission with just two members and no Democratic commissioners on the panel.
IFP Securities’ owner, Bill Hamm, has a long-term plan for the firm and its 279 financial advisors.
Meanwhile, a Osaic and Envestnet ink a new adaptive wealthtech partnership to better support the firm's 10,000-plus advisors, and RIA-focused VastAdvisor unveils native integrations with leading CRMs.
A former Alabama investment advisor and ex-Kestra rep has been permanently barred and penalized after clients he promised to protect got caught in a $2.6 million fraud.
As more active strategies get packaged into the ETF wrapper, advisors and investors have to look beyond expense ratios as the benchmark for value.
Wellington explores how multi strategy hedge funds may enhance diversification
As technical expertise becomes increasingly commoditized, advisors who can integrate strategy, relationships, and specialized expertise into a cohesive client experience will define the next era of wealth management
